Cost of living comparison
France is 13.0% more expensive than Indiana.
If you lived in France instead of Indiana, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
|
Indiana
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.98
|
$16.13
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
|
$9.98
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$2.76
€2.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$1.88
€1.78
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Indiana
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
|
$1.66
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$8.33
€7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
|
$4.25
€4.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
|
$3.47
€3.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
|
$5.22
€4.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$1.29
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$1.51
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 51.7% more for transportation
|
Indiana
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$7.84
€7.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.80
|
$52.45
€49.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,723.27
|
$26,223.89
€24,785.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
|
$18.05
€17.06
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Indiana
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.63
|
$30.93
€29.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.59
|
$760.64
€718.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$828.40
|
$610.71
€577.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.59
|
$135.03
€127.63
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
|
Indiana
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$939.29
|
$674.24
€637.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,609.09
|
$11,309.03
€10,688.73
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indiana
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
|
$6.24
€5.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
|
$2.93
€2.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
|
$11.11
€10.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
|
$37.98
€35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.28
|
$11.22
€10.61
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
|
Indiana
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.80
|
$85.18
€80.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.65
|
$38.90
€36.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.37
|
$90.98
€85.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.55
|
$122.71
€115.98
|
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