Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 7.8% more expensive than France.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of France, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
France
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.98
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
France
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.73
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
France
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.28
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.70
|
$91.63
£73.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.76
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
France
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€706.37
|
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€567.14
|
$836.18
£666.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
|
pay 61.2% more for childcare
France
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€626.14
|
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.27
|
$41.78
£33.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.42
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
France
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.96
|
$80.83
£64.42
|
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