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) | 2.92 € | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.66 € | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.84 € | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 3.99 € | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.42 € | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.91 € | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.16 € | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 7.24 € | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 5.05 € | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 8.46 € | |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.23 € | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.90 € | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.18 € | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.42 € | |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.80 € | |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.91 € | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.20 € | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.71 € | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 7.00 € | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.09 € | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 2.57 € | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 10.40 € | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 1.70 € | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 64.00 € | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 2.75 € | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 2.93 € | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 25.80 € | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 7.20 € | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 24,590.00 € | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 25,788.55 € | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 165.04 € | |
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.18 € | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 29.68 € | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 32.88 € | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 14.61 € | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 11.00 € | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 607.69 € | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 10,146.18 € | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 83.11 € | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 36.08 € | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 84.91 € | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 111.50 € | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 726.78 € | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 596.67 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,464.07 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,144.41 € | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 528.24 € | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 406.82 € | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,292.83 € | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 1.75 |
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 | 77.8 | 41.5 | 60.2 | 76.5 | 69.8 | 72.5 | |
Nice | 76.9 | 28.4 | 53.4 | 72.3 | 82.4 | 75.3 | |
Lyon | 75.3 | 23.4 | 50.2 | 73.7 | 67.0 | 84.1 | |
Toulouse | 68.4 | 21.8 | 45.9 | 67.9 | 66.1 | 95.8 | |
Grenoble | 68.0 | 19.3 | 44.5 | 66.1 | 61.3 | 83.6 | |
Montpellier | 67.5 | 29.8 | 49.3 | 66.2 | 62.3 | 89.9 | |
Marseille | 66.9 | 20.8 | 44.6 | 63.5 | 63.1 | 85.1 | |
Nantes | 66.0 | 23.8 | 45.5 | 65.4 | 60.1 | 78.8 | |
Lille | 65.1 | 23.7 | 45.1 | 58.9 | 63.8 | 84.7 |
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