Grenoble

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

8
98/265
Details
Large apartment$1200.00
Medium apartment$950.00
Rent index [score]0.77
Small apartment$700.00

Cost of Living

4
221/248
Details
5km taxi ride$2.10
A Cappuccino$3.30
A beer$1.80
A kilogram of Apples$2.50
Bread$0.76
Inflation [score]0.43
Lunch$17.00
Monthly fitness club membership$49.00
Monthly public transport$65.00
Movie ticket$11.00
Price of a meal at a restaurant$73.71

Startups

3
217/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups1
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.20
Coworking spaces [score]0.50
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co4
Meetups [score]0.17
Meetups groups28
Meetups members6910
Number of investors2
Number of startup events in the last 12 months34
Number of upcoming meetup events10
Startup climate scene [score]0.33
Startup events1
Startup events [score]0.10
Startups [score]0.35
Total number of startups95

Venture Capital

2
163/192
Details
Venture capital [score]0.19

Travel Connectivity

4
92/266
Details
Airport hub [score]0.10
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.70

Commute

6
77/255
Details
Traffic handling [score]0.98

Business Freedom

8
146/264
Details
Business freedom78.40
Business freedom [score]0.73
Freedom from corruption69.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.72
Lack of labor restrictions43.50
Lack of labor restrictions [score]0.16
Time to open a business3.50
Time to open a business [score]0.98

Safety

6
203/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.35
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year3
Guns per 100 residents31
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.92
Lack of guns [score]0.83
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.88

Healthcare

9
11/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.87
Healthcare quality [score]0.97
Life expectancy (years)82.43
Life expectancy [score]0.94

Education

5
109/240
Details
Best university in rankingJoseph Fourier University
Best university ranking225
Country mean scores in PISA math test496.35
Country mean scores in PISA reading test505.48
Country mean scores in PISA science test498.97
PISA math ranking (high school)20
PISA ranking19
PISA ranking (high school) [score]0.78
PISA reading (high school)14
PISA science (high school)20
Percent of happy students0.78
Percent of low performers in PISA math test0.22
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test0.19
Percent of low performers in PISA science test0.19
Percent of top performers in PISA math test0.13
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test0.13
Percent of top performers in PISA science test0.08
University quality [score]0.13

Environmental Quality

6
149/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.52
Cleanliness [score]0.56
Drinking water quality [score]0.81
Urban greenery [score]0.58

Economy

4
186/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area0.85
Currency for urban areaEUR
GDP growth rate0.00
GDP growth rate [score]0.19
GDP per capita$40374.53
GDP per capita [score]0.65

Taxation

3
244/266
Details
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score]0.20
Income tax level [score]0.33
Profit tax (% of profit)0.63
Time overhead to file company taxes139
VAT (Sales Tax)0.20

Internet Access

4
210/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)31.50
Internet access (download) [score]0.49
Internet access (upload) [score]0.26
Upload speed (Mbps)5.68

Leisure & Culture

3
237/264
Details
Art galleries20
Art galleries [score]0.10
Cinemas12
Cinemas [score]0.27
Comedy clubs17
Comedy clubs [score]0.60
Concert venues16
Concerts [score]0.14
Historical sites13
Historical sites [score]0.41
Museums16
Museums [score]0.23
Performing art venues15
Performing arts [score]0.10
Sport venues16
Sports [score]0.25
Zoos3
Zoos [score]0.34

Tolerance

5
222/266
Details
Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor)0.77
LGBT Equality Index84.44
LGBT Equality Index [score]0.86
LGBT adoption rights✔ Legal
LGBT age of consent✔ Equal
LGBT blood donation regulations✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
LGBT conversion therapy regulations✖ Not banned
LGBT discrimination legality✔ Illegal
LGBT employment discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT gender changing rights✔ Legal, but requires surgery
LGBT homosexuality rights✔ Legal
LGBT housing discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT marriage rights✔ Legal
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.15

Outdoors

5
142/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]0.42
Median peak in meters1300.00
Presence of hills in city1.00
Presence of mountains in city1.00
Urban area elevation (meters)221.00
Water access [score]0.51
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Cost of living

Costs of living in Grenoble are in the most expensive 20 percent of all 248 Teleport cities and the second most expensive in France. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international  cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.

Housing costs (USD)

$860$1,000
$950
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Monthly fitness club membership$49
Movie ticket$11
Broadband internet connection$33
Monthly public transport$65
Lunch$17
-18%
compared to
San Francisco
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Job salary calculator

Software Engineer salaries in Grenoble are below average. For this job type, Grenoble ranks 155th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Grenoble.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$36,706
Median salary
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Locals review Grenoble

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Taxation

Personal taxation

Effective income tax rate

15%
For annual salary of $40000
23%
For annual salary of $80000

Value added tax (VAT)

20%
Standard tax rate. Different rates might apply for certain product categories.

Compared to other cities

155/266

Corporate taxation

Compared to other cities

243/263
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Safety

Gun crimes & Ownership

31.20
Guns per 100 people
2.83
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Grenoble in position 221 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

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Visa

For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Startup Visa

French Tech Ticket
Investment requiredFunding providedDuration
NoYes6 months
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People in Grenoble

Population of Grenoble

301,800
2,653 /km²
42/264
Density (people per unit of area)
-1%
Growth in 2015-2020
Grenoble

Demographics of France

Median age
41
Elderly people
19%
Life expectancy at birth
82
GDP per capita (in USD)
$40,375
124/263
Unemployment
10%
214/264

Languages

English proficiency score
54
173/228
Common spoken languages
French

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Teleport users who are      Grenoble

Work in:

Web Developer
28.57%
Marketing Manager
14.29%
Founder
14.29%
Executive Assistant
14.29%
Financial Analyst
14.29%
Software Engineer
14.29%
Other
0.00%

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Climate

Average day length (hours)

12.8

Climate type

Marine West Coast

Average daily maximum temperature

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On living in Grenoble

Grenoble is a city of around 158,000 inhabitants (550,000 taking into account the metropolitan area) located in the French Alps.

The climate is quite cold in winter, with days of snow almost every year. Summers are known to be hot, as mountains surrounding the town stop any wind.

Grenoble is crossed by two rivers, the Drac and the Isère ("the lion and the serpent"), and is surrounded by three mountain chains, the Vercors, Chartreuse and Belledonne.

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Good Country Index

Every city comes with a country. How is this one doing in terms of giving back to the global community? Our friends at The Good Country Index measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size.

Overall ranking

France
11th from a total of 163 countries

World Order

15th

Refugees hosted

Refugees generated

Charity giving

Birth rate

UN Treaties signed

International Peace & Security

47th

Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets

International violent conflict

Peacekeeping troops

Arms exports

Internet security (2014)

Planet & Climate

8th

Ecological footprint

Reforestation since 1992

Hazardous pesticides exports

CO2 emissions

Ozone

Prosperity & Equality

20th

Development assistance

FDI outflows

Fairtrade market size

UN volunteers abroad

Open trading

Culture

20th

Freedom of movement

Press freedom

Creative services exports

UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution

Creative goods exports

Science & Technology

13th

Nobel prizes

Patents

Journal exports

International publications

International Students

Health & Wellbeing

18th

Pharmaceutical exports

Voluntary excess donations to the WHO

Food aid

Humanitarian aid donations

International Health Regulations Compliance

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