Cost of living comparison
France is 4.1% cheaper than Wisconsin.
If you lived in France instead of Wisconsin, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.11
|
$15.92
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
|
$10.79
€9.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
|
$2.77
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
|
$1.90
€1.73
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$1.79
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
|
$9.16
€8.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$4.45
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
|
$3.91
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
|
$6.37
€5.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.51
€1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$7.43
€6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.33
|
$51.68
€47.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,396.71
|
$31,564.23
€28,741.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.35
|
$18.46
€16.81
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.98
|
$30.98
€28.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,185.48
|
$779.01
€709.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.53
|
$611.60
€556.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.43
|
$139.72
€127.23
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,579.88
|
$707.64
€644.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,244.47
|
$9,850.44
€8,969.62
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.53
|
$6.18
€5.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
|
$3.05
€2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.61
|
$11.75
€10.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.66
|
$34.96
€31.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.85
|
$11.84
€10.78
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.71
|
$92.28
€84.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.70
|
$37.39
€34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.00
|
$93.47
€85.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
|
$126.59
€115.27
|
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