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Rochester vs. Cannes Cost of Living Summary

Rochester vs. Cannes Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rochester instead of Cannes, you would:

pay 20.7% less for restaurants

 
Cannes
Rochester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.39
€20.00
$16.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.56
€13.00
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.36
€3.00
$2.80
 

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

 
Cannes
Rochester
Bread
1 loaf
$2.46
€2.20
$2.95
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.72
€12.25
$5.51
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.06
€6.31
$3.06
 

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

 
Cannes
Rochester
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.26
€7.37
$3.59
 
Monthly public transit pass $39.19
€34.99
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,599.83
€30,894.08
$34,000.00
 

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pay 4.5% less for housing

 
Cannes
Rochester
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.06
€36.66
$52.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,315.69
€1,174.78
$1,200.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,063.75
€949.82
$1,183.33
 

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pay 21.3% more for childcare

 
Cannes
Rochester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $873.39
€779.85
$648.50
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,091.28
€9,010.47
$20,000.00
 

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cannes
Rochester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.84
€7.00
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.48
€4.00
$5.40
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.44
€12.00
$9.52
 

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

 
Cannes
Rochester
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$82.11
€73.32
$55.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.99
€49.99
$49.75
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$113.09
€100.98
$82.00
 

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