Cost of living comparison
France is 44.6% more expensive than Pamplona.
If you lived in France instead of Pamplona, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
Pamplona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 53.9% more for groceries
Pamplona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
€6.20
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.80
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
€3.12
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Pamplona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
€6.16
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
€33.16
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.51
€13.46
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
Pamplona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.08
€44.61
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.61
€879.15
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$812.24
€753.56
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.83
€97.25
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Pamplona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$245.48
€227.74
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,580.91
€7,033.19
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports
Pamplona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.74
€33.16
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
Pamplona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.81
€70.33
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.36
€30.95
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.10
€67.82
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.39
€65.31
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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