Cost of living comparison

Marshall Islands

compared to

France

France vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

France is 1.8% more expensive than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.6% more in France
Groceries: pay 49.2% less in France
Transportation: pay 24.7% more in France
Housing: pay 16.2% less in France
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in France
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% more in France
Clothing: pay 90.4% more in France

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

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France vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in France instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

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pay 44.6% more for restaurants

	Marshall Islands	France
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00	$17.55 €15.62	+75.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$12.68 €11.29	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$3.10 €2.76	+69.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.94 €1.73	-2.8%
Average			+44.6%

Marshall Islands vs. France - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.2% less for groceries

	Marshall Islands	France
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	$1.96 €1.74	-42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.39	$9.38 €8.35	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$5.01 €4.46	-41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.19	$4.05 €3.60	-22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$5.80 €5.16	+16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$1.38 €1.23	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$1.06 €0.94	-67.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$1.28 €1.14	-67.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$1.60 €1.43	-72.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.93 €0.83	-61.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$1.01 €0.90	-59.4%
Average			-49.2%

Marshall Islands vs. France - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.7% more for transportation

	Marshall Islands	France
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$8.00 €7.12	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.34 €47.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00	$33,426.60 €29,750.88	+33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.80 €18.51
Average			+24.7%

Marshall Islands vs. France - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.2% less for housing

	Marshall Islands	France
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$31.99 €28.47	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$775.00	$816.57 €726.77	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$649.54 €578.12	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$153.65 €136.76	-19.6%
Average			-16.2%

Marshall Islands vs. France - Cost of housing

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Marshall Islands	France
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$901.10 €802.01	+500.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,640.00	$12,924.68 €11,503.43	+389.6%
Average			+442.3%

Marshall Islands vs. France - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Marshall Islands	France
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$7.05 €6.28	+56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$3.64 €3.24	-16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$13.52 €12.03	+125.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$38.05 €33.86	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.82 €11.41
Average			+20.5%

Marshall Islands vs. France - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 90.4% more for clothing

	Marshall Islands	France
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$93.79 €83.48	+34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$44.21 €39.34	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00	$102.75 €91.45	+242.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$129.67 €115.41	+159.3%
Average			+90.4%

Marshall Islands vs. France - Cost of clothing

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