Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 27.4% more expensive than France.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of France, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
France
|
South Carolina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.99
|
$17.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.41
|
$10.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.62
|
$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
France
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.64
|
$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.11
|
$4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.33
|
$3.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
$2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.58
|
$4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$1.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.87
|
$1.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
France
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.95
|
$3.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€48.31
|
$49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,973.75
|
$30,676.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.93
|
$19.29
|
|
pay 86.5% more for housing
France
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.83
|
$63.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€719.24
|
$1,510.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€579.47
|
$1,398.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€134.32
|
$144.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
France
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€661.81
|
$1,335.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,785.78
|
$21,679.50
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$4.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.89
|
$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.34
|
$7.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.43
|
$29.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.60
|
$12.57
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
France
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€85.93
|
$45.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€36.20
|
$39.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€87.75
|
$89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€121.66
|
$113.24
|
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