Cost of living comparison
France is 40.3% more expensive than Faro.
If you lived in France instead of Faro, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Faro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Faro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.78
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.67
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
€2.51
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.96
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 31.7% more for transportation
Faro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.83
€6.34
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,026.95
€42,701.51
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
€11.35
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
Faro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$961.15
€891.71
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$812.24
€753.56
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.90
€97.32
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
Faro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.61
€406.92
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,696.26
€10,851.21
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports
Faro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
€5.07
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.82
€34.16
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 64.0% more for clothing
Faro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.40
€41.19
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.39
€65.31
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.17
€58.61
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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