Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 36.9% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of France, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Pennsylvania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.74
|
$19.28
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.99
|
$9.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.56
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.76
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
|
France
|
Pennsylvania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
$3.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.48
|
$7.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.12
|
$4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.62
|
$3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.90
|
$5.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$2.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$1.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$2.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
|
France
|
Pennsylvania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.88
|
$3.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.85
|
$63.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,224.50
|
$31,612.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.09
|
$20.06
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
|
France
|
Pennsylvania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.68
|
$59.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€721.26
|
$1,310.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€566.27
|
$1,199.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€129.37
|
$138.89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
France
|
Pennsylvania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€655.18
|
$1,424.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,120.27
|
$34,388.64
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Pennsylvania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.72
|
$5.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.82
|
$4.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.88
|
$10.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.37
|
$43.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.96
|
$13.98
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
France
|
Pennsylvania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.44
|
$53.42
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.61
|
$37.88
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.54
|
$80.17
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€117.21
|
$97.99
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