Cost of living comparison

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Cherbourg vs. France Cost of Living Summary

Cherbourg is 20.8% cheaper than France overall.

Restaurants
pay 32.3% less in Cherbourg
Groceries
pay 25.6% less in Cherbourg
Transportation
pay 12.5% less in Cherbourg
Housing
pay 15.6% less in Cherbourg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.7% less in Cherbourg
Clothing
pay 16.8% less in Cherbourg

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Cherbourg.

Cherbourg vs. France Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cherbourg instead of France, you would:

pay 32.3% less for restaurants

 
France
Cherbourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.40
€15.00
$7.30
€6.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.58
€10.85
$13.43
€11.58
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.85
€2.46
$1.75
€1.51

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pay 25.6% less for groceries

 
France
Cherbourg
Bread
1 loaf
$2.00
€1.72
$1.05
€0.91
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.90
€8.53
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.07
€4.37
$4.42
€3.81

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pay 12.5% less for transportation

 
France
Cherbourg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.83
€6.76
$8.75
€7.55
Monthly public transit pass $55.31
€47.69
$35.04
€30.21
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,101.00
€30,268.54
??

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pay 15.6% less for housing

 
France
Cherbourg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.49
€28.01
$35.04
€30.21
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $812.51
€700.65
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $661.67
€570.58
$402.94
€347.46

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
France
Cherbourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $772.72
€666.34
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,376.63
€8,948.05
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pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
France
Cherbourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
€6.04
$5.26
€4.53
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
€3.08
$2.34
€2.01
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.51
€11.65
$12.73
€10.98

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

 
France
Cherbourg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$95.54
€82.39
$80.59
€69.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.45
€35.75
$35.04
€30.21
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.85
€86.11
$80.59
€69.49

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