Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of France, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
France
|
American Samoa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.55
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.86
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.53
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.74
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
France
|
American Samoa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.64
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.37
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.06
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.57
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.82
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.16
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.21
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.84
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
France
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.79
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€28,843.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.87
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
France
|
American Samoa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€711.87
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€558.89
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€127.68
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
France
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€646.65
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,001.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
France
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.65
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.79
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.74
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€31.94
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
France
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.33
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.16
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.41
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€115.68
|
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