Cost of living comparison
France is 18.6% more expensive than Tubingen.
If you lived in France instead of Tubingen, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Tubingen
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.52
|
$15.92
€14.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.61
€9.82
|
$10.79
€9.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.12
€2.89
|
$2.77
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.37
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
pay 13.5% more for groceries
Tubingen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
€1.99
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
€6.35
|
$9.16
€8.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.15
|
$4.45
€4.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
€3.39
|
$3.91
€3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.74
€6.24
|
$6.37
€5.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Tubingen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.53
|
$7.43
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€34.07
|
$51.68
€47.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,236.75
|
$31,564.23
€29,206.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.46
€17.08
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
Tubingen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.93
€48.05
|
$30.98
€28.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,227.39
€1,135.70
|
$779.01
€720.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.59
€868.48
|
$611.60
€565.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.47
€212.33
|
$139.72
€129.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Tubingen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.52
€175.37
|
$707.64
€654.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,238.09
€12,249.20
|
$9,850.44
€9,114.61
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tubingen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$6.18
€5.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.26
|
$3.05
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.22
|
$11.75
€10.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.14
€28.81
|
$34.96
€32.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.45
€11.52
|
$11.84
€10.95
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Tubingen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.04
€77.76
|
$92.28
€85.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.39
|
$37.39
€34.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.88
€95.20
|
$93.47
€86.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.33
€142.80
|
$126.59
€117.14
|
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