Cost of living comparison
France is 5.2% cheaper than Wisconsin.
If you lived in France instead of Wisconsin, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.73
|
$15.64
€14.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.10
|
$10.86
€10.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$2.73
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.71
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.80
|
$8.46
€8.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
|
$4.52
€4.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
|
$3.79
€3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
|
$5.82
€5.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.47
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.90
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
pay 33.9% more for transportation
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$7.25
€6.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.83
|
$50.39
€47.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,075.50
|
$31,262.62
€29,648.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
|
$17.66
€16.75
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.87
|
$30.07
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,172.05
|
$750.17
€711.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,035.25
|
$604.38
€573.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.00
|
$140.10
€132.86
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,476.60
|
$690.26
€654.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,034.78
|
$9,163.56
€8,690.37
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.89
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
|
$3.01
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.90
|
$11.83
€11.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.00
|
$35.91
€34.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.19
|
$12.10
€11.47
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
Wisconsin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.29
|
$89.62
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.15
|
$37.76
€35.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.49
|
$91.52
€86.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.03
|
$126.90
€120.34
|
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