Cost of living comparison
France is 11.5% more expensive than Orange.
If you lived in France instead of Orange, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Orange
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.34
A$20.20
|
$16.13
€14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
A$11.87
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
A$3.45
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 38.1% more for groceries
Orange
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
A$4.29
|
$8.33
€7.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
A$5.86
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
A$4.80
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
A$4.12
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.59
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.59
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
A$3.43
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.26
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
A$0.92
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
Orange
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
A$7.18
|
$7.84
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€48.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,688.00
A$40,405.76
|
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$18.05
€16.76
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
Orange
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
A$87.55
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,267.68
A$1,919.27
|
$760.64
€706.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$758.94
A$1,149.04
|
$610.71
€567.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.41
A$144.45
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Orange
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,303.71
A$1,973.82
|
$674.24
€626.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,688.00
A$40,405.76
|
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Orange
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
A$6.06
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
A$4.88
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.52
A$29.55
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.70
A$70.71
|
$37.98
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.35
A$23.23
|
$11.22
€10.42
|
|
pay 41.1% more for clothing
Orange
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.38
A$80.81
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.72
A$101.01
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.08
A$151.52
|
$122.71
€113.96
|
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