Cost of living comparison
Grenoble is 9.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Grenoble instead of United States, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
United States
|
Grenoble
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.86
€2.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.41
€1.29
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
United States
|
Grenoble
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$10.74
€9.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$4.67
€4.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
United States
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$68.99
€63.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$35,083.37
€32,246.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$18.82
€17.30
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
United States
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$33.71
€30.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$785.17
€721.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$568.57
€522.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$131.43
€120.80
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
United States
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$703.94
€647.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$7,580.91
€6,967.99
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$3.42
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$38.68
€35.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
United States
|
Grenoble
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$86.64
€79.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$39.26
€36.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$90.97
€83.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$132.12
€121.44
|
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