Cost of living comparison

compared to

Utah is 20.6% more expensive than France.

If you lived in Utah instead of France, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 2.5% less for restaurants

 
France
Utah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.64
€14.83
$15.44
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.86
€10.30
$10.85
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
€2.59
$2.49
 

Improve prices ·

pay 14.8% more for groceries

 
France
Utah
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
€1.63
$3.26
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.46
€8.03
$6.28
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
€4.28
$3.32
 

Improve prices ·

pay 0.5% less for transportation

 
France
Utah
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.25
€6.88
$3.70
 
Monthly public transit pass $50.39
€47.78
$86.08
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,262.62
€29,648.28
$30,772.50
 

Improve prices ·

pay 74.9% more for housing

 
France
Utah
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.07
€28.52
$65.57
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $750.17
€711.43
$1,440.16
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $604.38
€573.17
$1,209.26
 

Improve prices ·

pay 62.2% more for childcare

 
France
Utah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $690.26
€654.62
$952.44
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,163.56
€8,690.37
$17,083.33
 

Improve prices ·

pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
France
Utah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.20
€5.88
$5.44
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
€2.85
$4.67
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.83
€11.22
$9.26
 

Improve prices ·

pay 10.6% less for clothing

 
France
Utah
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.62
€85.00
$49.67
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€35.81
$41.98
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.52
€86.80
$92.02
 

Improve prices ·
The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2024
Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Utah or France. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in France vs. United States. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within France and United States.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more