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πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FrancevsπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States

United States is 18.2 BPS points cheaper overall

πŸ‡«πŸ‡·
France
101.8
$110.27 basket
#25 of 30
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
United States
83.6
$90.54 basket
#4 of 30

Product-by-Product

ProductFranceUnitedDiff
πŸ”Big Mac$5.78$5.69+1.6%πŸ₯€Coca-Cola 330 ml$1.68$1.99-15.6%β›½Gasoline (1 liter)$1.91$0.95+101.1%πŸ’ͺGym Membership$31.49$50.00-37.0%🎬Netflix Standard Plan$14.16$15.49-8.6%🎡Spotify Premium$11.54$10.99+5.0%β˜•Starbucks Latte (Tall)$5.20$5.25-1.0%πŸš—UberX – 5 km ride$11.76$12.50-5.9%🍞White Bread (500g)$1.73$3.49-50.4%πŸ“±iPhone 15 – 128 GB$1017.45$799.00+27.3%

France vs United States: Which Is Cheaper?

Based on our basket of 6 globally standardized products, United States is the cheaper country by 18.2 points on the Burger Parity Score. France has a BPS of 101.8 with a basket cost of $110.27, while United States has a BPS of 83.6 with a basket cost of $90.54.

These prices reflect real-world costs for a Big Mac, Starbucks Latte, iPhone 15, Coca-Cola, Netflix subscription, and a 5km Uber ride. Prices are converted to USD using current exchange rates for fair comparison.

πŸ‡«πŸ‡· France details β†’πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States details β†’