Groceries - Meals - Daily life
- 1 baguette: €0.80
- 1 coffee: €1-2
- 1 Camembert: €2
- 1 croissant: €1
- 1 kg pasta: €1
- 1 kg potatoes: €1.20
- 1 kg rice: €1.90
- 1 L milk: €1.20
- 6 eggs: €1.50
- 1 meal at the university canteen: €3.05
- 1 meal at a fast food restaurant: €7
- 1 meal at a neighbourhood restaurant: €10-20
- 1 sandwich: €3-5
- 1 packet of 20 cigarettes: €6
- 1 newspaper: €1.50
- 1 postage stamp: €0.50 (Europe)
- 1 set of passport photos from a photo booth: 4 photos for €5
- 1 phone card for public pay phones: 50 or 120 units for €7.50 to €15
- 1 load at a launderette: €4.50
Culture & leisure
- 1 student cinema ticket: around €7.50 (some national cinema chains like UGC and Gaumont offer unlimited passes for €30/month)
- 1 museum ticket: €5-10
- 1 student entry to a swimming pool: €1.70
- 1 newspaper: €1.20
- 1 DVD player: €50-150
- 1 MP3 player: €20-150
- 1 paperback book: about €6
- 1 night at a comfortable (**) hotel: €60
- 1 theatre ticket: €10-30
Healthcare
- Medical examinations:
- General practitioner: from €23 (€14 reimbursed)
- Psychiatrist, neuropsychiatrist or neurologist: from €37 (€24 reimbursed)
- Gynaecologist or ophthalmologist: from €28 (€19 reimbursed)
- Specialist: from €25 (€19 reimbursed)
- Dentist: from €30 (depending on the treatment: cavity, root canal, scaling, etc.)
Household appliances & Internet
- 1 Internet plan: €20-50/month depending on the package (Internet-TV-telephone, unlimited calls to dozens of foreign countries depending on the plan)
- 1 mobile telephone plan: from €30/month depending on the provider (Orange, Bouygues or SFR); there are also pre-paid and/or PAYG plans attached to SIM cards sold at tobacconists (from €5)
- Microwave oven: €120-215
- Hoover: €60-110
- Iron: €25-45
- Television: €110-200
- CD player: €55-190
- Compact disk: €20
Transport/Travel
- 1 Paris-Barcelona return by plane: €100-150
- 1 Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam return by Thalys train: €100-120
- 1 Paris-London return by Eurostar train: €100-150
- 1 Paris-Nice return by TGV train: €140 (but as low as €50 if booked sufficiently in advance)
- 1 night at a comfortable (**) hotel: €80
- 1 monthly Paris transit pass: from €60 (in Paris only) to €123 (outer suburbs)
- 1 L petrol: €1.70
- 1 municipal bicycle: €1/day, first 30 minutes free in Paris; these services (Vélib’, Vélov and V3) exist today in a number of major French cities so prices vary
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