Cost of living comparison
United States is 28.8% more expensive than Toulouse.
If you lived in United States instead of Toulouse, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Toulouse
|
United States
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.93
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Toulouse
|
United States
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.59
€10.65
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.37
€4.01
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€5.93
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.30
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.58
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
€1.44
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.96
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Toulouse
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
€6.72
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.11
€55.25
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,083.37
€32,246.88
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
€15.18
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 95.1% more for housing
Toulouse
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.13
€29.53
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$758.09
€696.80
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$579.40
€532.55
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.38
€119.84
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Toulouse
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.84
€613.85
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,829.87
€9,954.28
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Toulouse
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
€2.68
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.27
€12.19
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€35.84
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Toulouse
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.66
€95.28
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€38.45
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.46
€96.93
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.13
€109.50
|
$113.11
|
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