Cost of living comparison
France is 3.2% more expensive than Liverpool.
If you lived in France instead of Liverpool, you would:
pay 27.9% more for restaurants
Liverpool
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.12
£16.06
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.70
£6.95
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
£1.50
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
Liverpool
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
£1.16
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
£3.54
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
£4.09
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
£2.69
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.71
£2.96
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
£0.99
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
£1.23
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.57
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Liverpool
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.90
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.51
£68.28
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,345.60
£28,222.30
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.17
£10.51
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Liverpool
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.10
£31.22
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,046.81
£835.84
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.07
£564.57
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$307.66
£245.66
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 8.2% less for childcare
Liverpool
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,219.18
£973.47
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,836.36
£6,257.08
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Liverpool
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.09
£4.86
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
£3.21
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.78
£14.20
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
£28.01
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.61
£10.07
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Liverpool
|
France
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.78
£62.10
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
£34.99
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.29
£70.49
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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