Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 0.7% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.3% more in Samoa
- Groceries
-
pay 5.2% less in Samoa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.1% less in Samoa
- Clothing
-
pay 26.6% less in Samoa
Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Samoa.
If you lived in Samoa instead of France, you would:
pay 59.3% more for restaurants
|
France
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.77
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.56
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.41
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.63
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
|
France
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.51
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.45
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€3.98
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.34
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.13
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.12
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.84
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.13
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.30
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.80
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
France
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.39
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€44.36
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€27,524.76
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€15.55
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
France
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€26.47
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€660.48
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€532.12
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€123.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
France
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€607.73
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,067.94
|
?? |
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.46
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.65
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.42
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€31.62
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.65
|
?? | |
pay 26.6% less for clothing
|
France
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€78.91
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€33.24
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€80.58
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€111.72
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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