Cost of living comparison
France is 8.2% cheaper than Konstanz.
If you lived in France instead of Konstanz, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Konstanz
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.68
€17.33
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
€2.99
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.28
€3.04
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Konstanz
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
€2.25
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.23
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.41
€6.87
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.51
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Konstanz
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.85
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,859.98
€29,558.09
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.52
€17.18
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Konstanz
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.93
€48.18
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,160.53
€1,076.68
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$879.37
€815.84
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$314.19
€291.49
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Konstanz
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$613.64
€569.30
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,751.23
€15,540.96
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Konstanz
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.89
€48.14
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Konstanz
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.01
€110.41
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.37
€22.61
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.94
€100.14
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$151.08
€140.16
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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