Cost of living comparison
Bordeaux is 42.8% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Bordeaux instead of Greece, you would:
pay 69.7% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.64
|
$17.42
€16.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$10.88
€10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$3.20
€2.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
Greece
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.01
|
$8.89
€8.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.77
|
$4.87
€4.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$6.82
€6.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.85
€1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.70
€1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Greece
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.19
|
$7.51
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.98
|
$47.35
€43.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,599.33
|
$35,261.63
€32,479.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.49
|
$16.63
€15.32
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
Greece
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.22
|
$34.04
€31.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€487.38
|
$861.89
€793.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€374.32
|
$649.74
€598.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.27
|
$164.53
€151.55
|
|
pay 50.5% more for childcare
Greece
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€323.08
|
$723.30
€666.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,133.01
|
$6,313.24
€5,815.17
|
|
pay 51.8% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$7.62
€7.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.24
|
$4.06
€3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
$11.97
€11.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.86
|
$35.66
€32.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.22
|
$13.06
€12.03
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Greece
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.19
|
$99.32
€91.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.88
|
$39.19
€36.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.93
|
$92.52
€85.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.72
|
$130.40
€120.11
|
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