Cost of living comparison
Salt Lake City is 20.8% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Salt Lake City instead of France, you would:
pay 1.4% less for restaurants
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France
|
Salt Lake City
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.59
|
$16.00
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.13
|
$10.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.55
|
$2.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.73
|
$1.89
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
|
France
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.60
|
$3.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.90
|
$6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.21
|
$3.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
$3.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$4.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.38
|
$1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$1.22
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
|
France
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.77
|
$3.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€47.01
|
$89.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,166.96
|
$30,050.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.47
|
$13.93
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
|
France
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.05
|
$74.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€699.88
|
$1,664.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€563.87
|
$1,361.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€130.70
|
$130.40
|
|
pay 23.6% more for childcare
|
France
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€643.99
|
$1,073.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,549.29
|
$8,400.00
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.79
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.81
|
$4.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.04
|
$8.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€33.51
|
$35.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.29
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
France
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€83.62
|
$66.55
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€35.22
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€85.39
|
$105.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€118.39
|
$113.12
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