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Winston-salem vs. France Cost of Living Summary

Winston-salem is 21.2% more expensive than France overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% less in Winston-salem
Groceries: pay 40.5% more in Winston-salem
Transportation: pay 18.8% less in Winston-salem
Housing: pay 61.4% more in Winston-salem
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Winston-salem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% less in Winston-salem
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Winston-salem

The cost of childcare, housing, and groceries in Winston-salem are more expensive than in France. Expenses including clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Winston-salem. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Winston-salem.

Winston-salem vs. France Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Winston-salem instead of France, you would:

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pay 6.5% less for restaurants

	France	Winston-salem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.40 €14.82	$20.00	+15.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.58 €10.72	$10.00	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 €2.43	$2.37	-16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 €1.64	$1.85	-3.7%
Average			-6.5%

France vs. Winston-salem - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.5% more for groceries

	France	Winston-salem
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 €1.70	$4.07	+103.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.90 €8.43	$6.87	-30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.32	$3.35	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.06 €3.46	$4.68	+15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.38	$5.21	-17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.18	$2.89	+108.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.88	$0.63	-38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.13	$2.57	+94.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 €1.30	$2.94	+91.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.82	$1.68	+75.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.93	$1.93	+76.7%
Average			+40.5%

France vs. Winston-salem - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

	France	Winston-salem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 €6.68	$3.00	-61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.31 €47.12	$65.00	+17.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,101.00 €29,906.26	$34,689.37	-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 €18.08	$14.90	-29.8%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 61.4% more for housing

	France	Winston-salem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.49 €27.68	$67.64	+108.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$812.51 €692.26	$1,490.00	+83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$661.67 €563.75	$1,076.00	+62.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.40 €133.26	$142.76	-8.7%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	France	Winston-salem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$772.72 €658.36	$1,490.00	+92.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,376.63 €8,840.95	$24,083.25	+132.1%
Average			+112.4%

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

	France	Winston-salem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 €5.97	$5.88	-16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 €3.04	$5.27	+47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.51 €11.51	$6.00	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.74 €33.86	$35.00	-11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.45	$13.00	-3.2%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	France	Winston-salem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.54 €81.40	$51.78	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.45 €35.32	$22.33	-46.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.85 €85.08	$80.00	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.46 €112.86	$108.33	-18.2%
Average			-32.5%

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