Cost of living comparison
France is 67.8% more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in France instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 82.3% more for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
France
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$122.71
€115.13
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