| Philadelphia | Villeurbanne | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre | USD 1 760.00 | USD 1 359.09 |
| Local cheese (1kg) | USD 11.01 | USD 17.98 |
| Utilities (Electricity, Heating, ...) for medium apartment | USD 159.89 | USD 192.32 |
| Coke bottle | USD 1.82 | USD 3.25 |
| Local draught beer | USD 4.00 | USD 6.78 |