Cost of living comparison
Grenoble is 88.3% more expensive than Braga.
If you lived in Grenoble instead of Braga, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
Braga
|
Grenoble
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.63
€1.52
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
€3.57
|
$10.90
€10.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
€2.79
|
$4.80
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
€2.25
|
$3.17
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
€2.40
|
$4.81
€4.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 74.4% more for transportation
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.33
|
$7.90
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.41
€27.31
|
$65.97
€61.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$31,884.04
€29,609.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
€6.90
|
$19.11
€17.75
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.70
€32.22
|
$39.11
€36.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.28
€641.96
|
$671.89
€623.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.98
€497.74
|
$584.08
€542.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.89
€76.04
|
$136.73
€126.98
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$304.18
€282.48
|
$1,016.99
€944.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.64
€5,608.71
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$3.14
€2.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$11.71
€10.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
€37.19
|
$37.87
€35.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
€6.74
|
$12.64
€11.74
|
|
pay 55.8% more for clothing
Braga
|
Grenoble
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.95
€75.17
|
$100.52
€93.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.32
€27.23
|
$34.08
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.28
€60.62
|
$91.88
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.10
€54.88
|
$142.93
€132.73
|
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