Cost of living comparison
France is 4.5% cheaper than Minnesota.
If you lived in France instead of Minnesota, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
Minnesota
|
France
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.19
|
$15.92
€14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
|
$10.79
€9.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$2.77
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Minnesota
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
|
$9.16
€8.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$3.91
€3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.84
|
$6.37
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
Minnesota
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$7.43
€6.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.80
|
$51.68
€47.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,555.83
|
$31,564.23
€29,224.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$18.46
€17.09
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Minnesota
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.49
|
$30.98
€28.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,150.42
|
$779.01
€721.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,048.32
|
$611.60
€566.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
|
$139.72
€129.37
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Minnesota
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,180.79
|
$707.64
€655.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,406.29
|
$9,850.44
€9,120.27
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Minnesota
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.47
|
$6.18
€5.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.35
|
$3.05
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$11.75
€10.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
|
$34.96
€32.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.40
|
$11.84
€10.96
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Minnesota
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.27
|
$92.28
€85.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.18
|
$37.39
€34.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.68
|
$93.47
€86.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.44
|
$126.59
€117.21
|
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