Summary of cost of living in France:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 15.00 € | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 60.00 € | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 10.00 € | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 6.00 € | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 5.00 € | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 2.91 € | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.67 € | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.84 € | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 4.12 € | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.45 € | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.93 € | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.26 € | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 7.51 € | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 5.25 € | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 8.50 € | |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.24 € | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.90 € | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.20 € | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.42 € | |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.82 € | |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.91 € | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.22 € | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.70 € | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 7.00 € | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.09 € | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 2.62 € | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 10.50 € | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 1.70 € | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 61.37 € | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 2.80 € | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 2.93 € | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 25.80 € | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 7.21 € | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 25,000.00 € | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 26,253.43 € | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 168.54 € | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 30.83 € | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 29.46 € | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 32.72 € | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 15.06 € | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 11.65 € | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 636.56 € | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 9,869.23 € | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 84.30 € | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 36.12 € | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 84.77 € | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 113.39 € | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 723.67 € | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 590.10 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,413.50 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,138.56 € | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 542.45 € | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 394.99 € | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,296.79 € | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 2.90 |
Rank |
City |
Cost of Living Index |
Rent Index |
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |
Groceries Index |
Restaurant Price Index |
Local Purchasing Power Index |
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Paris | 73.2 | 40.0 | 57.2 | 73.6 | 68.2 | 76.2 | |
Lyon | 71.3 | 22.4 | 47.8 | 71.1 | 64.4 | 83.8 | |
Nice | 70.6 | 26.5 | 49.4 | 67.9 | 74.5 | 81.4 | |
Marseille | 67.5 | 21.2 | 45.2 | 65.2 | 60.9 | 78.0 | |
Bordeaux | 67.2 | 22.0 | 45.5 | 68.5 | 65.7 | 80.7 | |
Toulouse | 66.0 | 20.8 | 44.2 | 64.9 | 63.3 | 90.5 | |
Montpellier | 65.8 | 27.7 | 47.5 | 65.5 | 60.1 | 78.6 | |
Grenoble | 64.7 | 18.5 | 42.4 | 62.5 | 57.7 | 81.2 | |
Nantes | 64.2 | 22.2 | 44.0 | 62.5 | 59.5 | 66.9 | |
Lille | 63.7 | 21.7 | 43.5 | 61.6 | 57.9 | 78.5 |
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