Cost of living comparison
France is 5.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in France instead of United States, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
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United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$15.40
€15.12
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$9.27
€9.10
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$2.52
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$1.72
€1.69
|
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pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.66
|
$7.87
€7.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$4.00
€3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
|
$3.05
€2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
$4.55
€4.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.27
€1.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.94
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.22
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.40
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.82
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$1.04
€1.02
|
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pay 13.3% more for transportation
|
United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
|
$7.91
€7.76
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.19
|
$49.29
€48.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,050.13
|
$24,317.30
€23,871.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.53
|
$16.72
€16.41
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
|
United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.65
|
$28.65
€28.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.14
|
$705.48
€692.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,166.13
|
$568.84
€558.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.57
|
$118.36
€116.19
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
|
United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$980.97
|
$733.34
€719.89
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,983.58
|
$9,235.26
€9,065.95
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
|
$5.55
€5.45
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
|
$2.80
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$10.30
€10.12
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.54
|
$35.94
€35.28
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
$10.50
€10.31
|
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pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
United States
|
France
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
|
$80.49
€79.02
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
|
$35.46
€34.81
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.71
|
$85.42
€83.86
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.75
|
$117.33
€115.17
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