France - prices and cost of living

The tables show the prices of 28 products and services. The last update: September 2020. Select a product or service to compare the prices to other countries.

Basic food items

Price

Price (USD)

Date

Measure

Rice price, 1 kg

1.04 EUR

1.23 USD

Mar/2020

1 kg

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The rice prices are for long grain white rice of 1 kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo. In each country, we identified the leading rice brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.

Sugar price, 1 kg

0.69 EUR

0.82 USD

Jan/2020

1 kg

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The sugar prices are for white sugar of 1 kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo. In each country, we identified the leading sugar brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.

Salt price, 1 kg

1.02 EUR

1.21 USD

Jan/2020

1 kg

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The salt prices are for table salt of 1 kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo. In each country, we identified the leading salt brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.

Two percent milk price, 1 liter

0.82 EUR

0.97 USD

Jan/2020

1 liter

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The milk prices are for semi-skim milk with fat content between 1.5% and 2.5% depending on the specifics of each country. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one liter. In each country, we identified the leading milk brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.

Eggs price

2.70 EUR

3.20 USD

Jan/2020

12 pcs

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The price of eggs is for 12 pieces of M-sized eggs depending on the specifics of each country. The prices are collected from the largest food stores.

Cooking oil price, 1 liter

2.17 EUR

2.57 USD

Jan/2020

1 l

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The cooking oil prices are for the most widely used type of cooking oil in each country. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one liter. In each country, we identified the leading cooking oil brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.

Beef meat price, 1 kg

13.50 EUR

16.01 USD

Sep/2020

1 kg

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The beef meat prices are for raw beef meat for cooking per 1 kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo. In each country we collected the prices from the largest food stores.

Fruit and vegetables

Price

Price (USD)

Date

Measure

Potato price, 1 kg

1.39 EUR

1.65 USD

Apr/2020

1 kg

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The potato prices are for one kilogram of russet or similar potatoes depending on the country. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilogram. The potato prices are collected from the largest food stores.

Onion price, 1 kg

3.40 EUR

4.03 USD

Sep/2020

1 kg

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The onion prices are for one kilogram of brown onions. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilogram. The onion prices are collected from the largest food stores.

Carrots price, 1 kg

0.95 EUR

1.13 USD

Jan/2020

1 kg

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White beans price, 1 kg

2.30 EUR

2.73 USD

Jan/2020

1 kg

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Bananas price, 1 kg

1.59 EUR

1.89 USD

Aug/2020

1 kg

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Apple price, 1 kg

2.34 EUR

2.78 USD

Jan/2020

1 kg

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The apple prices are for 1 kg of golden delicious apples or their closest equivalent in a given country. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilogram. The apple prices are collected from the largest food stores.

Non-alcoholic beverages

Price

Price (USD)

Date

Measure

Evian water price, 1.5 liter

0.53 EUR

0.63 USD

Jan/2020

1.5 liter

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Nescafe Gold price, 200 g