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Paris vs. Ann Arbor Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 27.5% more expensive than Ann Arbor.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 25.3% more in Paris
Transportation: pay 90.3% more in Paris
Housing: pay 3.3% more in Paris
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% more in Paris
Clothing: pay 61.9% more in Paris

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Paris are more expensive than in Ann Arbor. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Paris.

Paris vs. Ann Arbor Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paris instead of Ann Arbor, you would:

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pay 37.1% more for restaurants

	Ann Arbor	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$17.52 €15.05	+9.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$14.02 €12.04	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.66	$4.24 €3.65	+59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$3.24 €2.79	+62.3%
Average			+37.1%

Ann Arbor vs. Paris - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.3% more for groceries

	Ann Arbor	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$3.30	$2.10 €1.80	-36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.67	$12.76 €10.96	+91.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.04	$5.95 €5.11	+95.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40	$5.22 €4.49	+53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.35	$6.68 €5.74	+53.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.64 €1.41	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76	$1.15 €0.99	+52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$1.47 €1.26	-6.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32	$1.81 €1.56	-21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97	$1.21 €1.04	+24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$1.47 €1.26	+6.8%
Average			+25.3%

Ann Arbor vs. Paris - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.3% more for transportation

	Ann Arbor	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.37	$8.06 €6.92	+138.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00	$103.72 €89.07	+130.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,965.00	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$27.70 €23.79	+79.6%
Average			+90.3%

Ann Arbor vs. Paris - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3% more for housing

	Ann Arbor	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.62	$37.58 €32.28	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,829.17	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,344.44	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.66	$200.70 €172.36	+81.4%
Average			+3.3%

Ann Arbor vs. Paris - Cost of housing

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Ann Arbor	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,933.33	$798.13 €685.44	-58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,000.00	$14,327.34 €12,304.48	-28.4%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ann Arbor	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$8.18 €7.02	+25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.84	$4.93 €4.23	+1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$15.18 €13.04	+51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.67	$43.12 €37.03	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$16.35 €14.04	+36.3%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 61.9% more for clothing

	Ann Arbor	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.00	$118.15 €101.47	+131.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00	$48.25 €41.44	+30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.67	$123.09 €105.71	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.00	$152.69 €131.13	+51.2%
Average			+61.9%

Ann Arbor vs. Paris - Cost of clothing

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