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Paris vs. Bishops Stortford Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 30.9% more expensive than Bishops Stortford.

Restaurants: pay 92.5% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 64.1% more in Paris
Transportation: pay 24.5% more in Paris
Housing: pay 1.3% less in Paris
Childcare: pay 47.1% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Paris
Clothing: pay 71.1% more in Paris

The cost of restaurants, clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Paris are more expensive than in Bishops Stortford. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Paris. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Paris.

Paris vs. Bishops Stortford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paris instead of Bishops Stortford, you would:

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pay 92.5% more for restaurants

	Bishops Stortford	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.98	$17.52 €14.93	-12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.68 £7.24	$14.02 €11.94	+44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$4.24 €3.62	+144.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$3.24 €2.76	+193.3%
Average			+92.5%

Bishops Stortford vs. Paris - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.1% more for groceries

	Bishops Stortford	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.05	$2.10 €1.79	+49.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$12.76 €10.87	+213.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.97	$5.95 €5.07	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$5.22 €4.45	+44.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$6.68 €5.69	+81.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$1.64 €1.40	+15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.15 €0.98	+69.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$1.47 €1.25	+11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$1.81 €1.55	+40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$1.21 €1.03	+54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$1.47 €1.25	+112.7%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

	Bishops Stortford	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.37	$8.06 €6.87	+12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$103.72 €88.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	$35,904.00 €30,590.42	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.48	$27.70 €23.60	+66.0%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 1.3% less for housing

	Bishops Stortford	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.30	$37.58 €32.02	+3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	$1,637.45 €1,395.11	+17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,246.40 £932.10	$1,198.19 €1,020.87	-3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.00	$200.70 €171.00	-21.8%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 47.1% less for childcare

	Bishops Stortford	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	$798.13 €680.01	-57.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	$14,327.34 €12,206.98	-36.4%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishops Stortford	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.49	$8.18 €6.97	+36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 £3.16	$4.93 €4.20	+16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.98	$15.18 €12.94	-24.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.42 £41.45	$43.12 €36.73	-22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.35 £7.74	$16.35 €13.93	+58.0%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 71.1% more for clothing

	Bishops Stortford	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.74 £34.95	$118.15 €100.67	+152.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £29.96	$48.25 €41.11	+20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £59.92	$123.09 €104.87	+53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.40	$152.69 €130.09	+57.7%
Average			+71.1%

Bishops Stortford vs. Paris - Cost of clothing

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