Cost of living comparison
Washington is 71.8% more expensive than Aix-en-provence.
If you lived in Washington instead of Aix-en-provence, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
Aix-en-provence
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.19
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.15
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.20
€3.92
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
Aix-en-provence
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.63
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
€4.05
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
€5.21
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.00
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.26
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 41.4% more for transportation
Aix-en-provence
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.12
€6.65
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.39
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,323.64
€28,359.73
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.92
€13.02
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 96.7% more for housing
Aix-en-provence
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
€31.52
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,082.99
€1,012.85
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$795.22
€743.72
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.43
€122.92
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Aix-en-provence
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,013.80
€948.14
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,616.80
€11,799.67
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports
Aix-en-provence
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.09
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.42
€3.20
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.38
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.63
€35.20
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.15
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Aix-en-provence
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.64
€81.03
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.90
€47.60
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.97
€85.08
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
€123.57
|
$173.48
|
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