Cost of living comparison

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La Rochelle vs. France Cost of Living Summary

La Rochelle is 4.0% cheaper than France overall.

Restaurants
pay 11.7% less in La Rochelle
Groceries
pay 19.2% less in La Rochelle
Transportation
pay 10.8% less in La Rochelle
Housing
pay 25.3% more in La Rochelle
Childcare
pay 4.9% more in La Rochelle
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.2% less in La Rochelle
Clothing
pay 5.0% less in La Rochelle

The cost of housing and childcare in La Rochelle are more expensive than in France. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in La Rochelle.

La Rochelle vs. France Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Rochelle instead of France, you would:

pay 11.7% less for restaurants

 
France
La Rochelle
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.64
€15.09
$13.93
€13.44
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.86
€10.48
$10.18
€9.83
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
€2.64
$2.41
€2.33

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pay 19.2% less for groceries

 
France
La Rochelle
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
€1.65
$1.25
€1.21
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.46
€8.17
$4.29
€4.14
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
€4.36
$3.83
€3.70

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

 
France
La Rochelle
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.25
€7.00
$7.17
€6.92
Monthly public transit pass $50.39
€48.62
$37.51
€36.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,262.62
€30,167.55
$26,794.08
€25,855.53

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pay 25.3% more for housing

 
France
La Rochelle
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.07
€29.02
$31.88
€30.77
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $750.17
€723.89
$1,607.64
€1,551.33
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $604.38
€583.21
$584.11
€563.65

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pay 4.9% more for childcare

 
France
La Rochelle
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $690.26
€666.08
$653.78
€630.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,163.56
€8,842.58
$10,546.15
€10,176.74

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
France
La Rochelle
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.20
€5.99
$5.36
€5.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
€2.90
$2.14
€2.07
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.83
€11.42
$11.58
€11.17

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

 
France
La Rochelle
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.62
€86.48
$72.34
€69.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€36.43
$29.47
€28.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.52
€88.32
$75.02
€72.40

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