Cost of living comparison
France is 3.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in France instead of United States, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
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United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$16.13
€15.03
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$9.98
€9.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.76
€2.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
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pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$8.33
€7.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.25
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$5.22
€4.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
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pay 26.6% more for transportation
|
United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$7.84
€7.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$52.45
€48.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$26,223.89
€24,436.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$18.05
€16.82
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
|
United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$30.93
€28.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$760.64
€708.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$610.71
€569.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$135.03
€125.83
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
|
United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$674.24
€628.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$11,309.03
€10,538.32
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$6.24
€5.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.93
€2.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$11.11
€10.35
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$37.98
€35.39
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$11.22
€10.46
|
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pay 30.0% more for clothing
|
United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$85.18
€79.38
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$38.90
€36.25
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$90.98
€84.78
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$122.71
€114.35
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