Cost of living comparison
France is 6.9% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in France instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
Virginia
|
France
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$16.13
€14.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$9.98
€9.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Virginia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$8.33
€7.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$4.25
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$3.47
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.29
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$1.03
€0.94
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
Virginia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$7.84
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
$52.45
€48.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
$26,223.89
€24,080.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
$18.05
€16.57
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
Virginia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
$30.93
€28.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$760.64
€698.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$610.71
€560.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
$135.03
€124.00
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Virginia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
$674.24
€619.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
$11,309.03
€10,384.51
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$6.24
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$2.93
€2.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$11.11
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$37.98
€34.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
$11.22
€10.30
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
Virginia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
$85.18
€78.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
$38.90
€35.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
$90.98
€83.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
$122.71
€112.68
|
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