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The cost of living in France

Here's a sample monthly budget. You'll note that half of your monthly expenses go for your housing (the figure here is for a private apartment). The figures below should give you a good idea of what it costs to live in France from day to day.

Apartment
600 Euros
Food and meals
200 Euros
Health insurance
42 Euros
Local transportation
45 Euros
School supplies
45 Euros
Amusements and recreation
100 Euros
Miscellaneous
100 Euros
Total
1132 Euros

Convert your currency into Euros (Yahoo.fr)

Here are some representative prices of common items in France...

Newspaper
1,07 Euros
Roundtrip train fare between Paris and Nice
135 Euros
Movie ticket
7,60 Euros
Admission to the Louvre
6 Euros
Audio CD
19 Euros
A pack of 10 Metro tickets
9,30 Euros
Loaf of bread
0,80 Euros
Croissant
1 Euro
Pack of cigarettes
3,50 Euros
Domestic postage
0,46 Euros
One night in a two-star hotel
60 Euros
A walk along the Seine
Free!

 

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