Cost of living comparison
Braga is 37.7% cheaper than Grenoble.
If you lived in Braga instead of Grenoble, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.35
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.90
€10.19
|
$3.84
€3.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.48
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
€2.97
|
$2.42
€2.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.50
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.39
|
$7.89
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.97
€61.67
|
$29.41
€27.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,884.04
€29,807.91
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.11
€17.86
|
$7.43
€6.95
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.11
€36.56
|
$34.70
€32.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$671.89
€628.14
|
$691.28
€646.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.08
€546.05
|
$535.98
€501.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.73
€127.83
|
$81.89
€76.56
|
|
pay 70.1% less for childcare
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,016.99
€950.77
|
$304.18
€284.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,039.64
€5,646.37
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.17
|
$2.03
€1.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.93
|
$1.42
€1.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.71
€10.95
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.87
€35.40
|
$40.05
€37.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.64
€11.82
|
$7.26
€6.78
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
Grenoble
|
Braga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.52
€93.98
|
$80.95
€75.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.86
|
$29.32
€27.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.88
€85.90
|
$65.28
€61.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.93
€133.62
|
$59.10
€55.25
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Braga or Grenoble. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.