Cost of living comparison
France is 22.6% more expensive than Pescara.
If you lived in France instead of Pescara, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Pescara
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$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) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Pescara
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
€6.03
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.14
€5.70
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 26.3% more for transportation
Pescara
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.74
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.03
€42.70
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,284.22
€21,601.94
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Pescara
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.85
€32.33
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$636.80
€590.79
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$541.49
€502.37
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.08
€193.04
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 19.4% more for childcare
Pescara
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$568.57
€527.49
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,609.75
€7,987.69
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 50.1% more for entertainment and sports
Pescara
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
€1.44
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.09
€46.47
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.48
€8.79
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Pescara
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.27
€57.77
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
€28.13
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.14
€74.35
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.72
€81.38
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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