Cost of living comparison
Michigan is 16.5% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Michigan instead of France, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
France
|
Michigan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.59
|
$15.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.13
|
$9.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.55
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.73
|
$1.85
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
France
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.60
|
$3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.90
|
$6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.21
|
$3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
$2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$4.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.38
|
$1.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$1.35
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
France
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.77
|
$3.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€47.01
|
$48.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,166.96
|
$31,758.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.47
|
$16.62
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
France
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.05
|
$60.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€699.88
|
$1,322.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€563.87
|
$1,104.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€130.70
|
$124.58
|
|
pay 79.2% more for childcare
France
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€643.99
|
$1,159.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,549.29
|
$17,453.87
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.79
|
$5.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.81
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.04
|
$8.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€33.51
|
$41.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.29
|
$10.67
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
France
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€83.62
|
$46.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€35.22
|
$33.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€85.39
|
$77.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€118.39
|
$95.04
|
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