Cost of living comparison
France is 4.9% cheaper than Bath.
If you lived in France instead of Bath, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
Bath
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$15.92
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
£6.66
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
£1.85
|
$2.77
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
£1.10
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
Bath
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
£4.19
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
£2.44
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
£3.13
|
$6.37
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
£0.98
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
£1.05
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.44
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Bath
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
£5.58
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$102.16
£80.41
|
$51.68
€47.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£25,810.04
|
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.35
£13.66
|
$18.46
€16.97
|
|
pay 32.1% less for housing
Bath
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.14
£29.23
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.30
£1,058.87
|
$779.01
€716.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$819.79
£645.25
|
$611.60
€562.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.80
£197.40
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
Bath
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,471.42
£1,158.14
|
$707.64
€650.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
£11,912.33
|
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bath
|
France
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.05
£4.76
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
£3.02
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.61
£39.05
|
$34.96
€32.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.61
£9.93
|
$11.84
€10.88
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Bath
|
France
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.18
£62.32
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
£21.09
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.02
£76.36
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.38
£82.16
|
$126.59
€116.36
|
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