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Paris vs. Boca Raton Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 27.8% more expensive than Boca Raton.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Paris
Transportation: pay 99.5% more in Paris
Housing: pay 29.9% less in Paris
Childcare: pay 36.1% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Paris
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Paris

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

Paris vs. Boca Raton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paris instead of Boca Raton, you would:

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pay 28.4% more for restaurants

	Boca Raton	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$17.52 €15.05	-29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$14.02 €12.04	+12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$4.24 €3.65	+75.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$3.24 €2.79	+55.7%
Average			+28.4%

Boca Raton vs. Paris - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Boca Raton	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$4.35	$2.10 €1.80	-51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73	$12.76 €10.96	+122.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09	$5.95 €5.11	+45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72	$5.22 €4.49	+10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.47	$6.68 €5.74	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22	$1.64 €1.41	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82	$1.15 €0.99	+40.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.47 €1.26	-26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.81 €1.56	+16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.67	$1.21 €1.04	-27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.47 €1.26	-26.7%
Average			+6.1%

Boca Raton vs. Paris - Cost of groceries

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pay 99.5% more for transportation

	Boca Raton	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$8.06 €6.92	+154.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.00	$103.72 €89.07	+48.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,500.00	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	+17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97	$27.70 €23.79	+178.0%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 29.9% less for housing

	Boca Raton	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.00	$37.58 €32.28	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,700.00	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,980.00	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	-39.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.46	$200.70 €172.36	+6.5%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 36.1% less for childcare

	Boca Raton	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,250.00	$798.13 €685.44	-36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,327.34 €12,304.48
Average			-36.1%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Boca Raton	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.18 €7.02	+36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67	$4.93 €4.23	+5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.00	$15.18 €13.04	+26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.67	$43.12 €37.03	+20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$16.35 €14.04	+9.0%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Boca Raton	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.75	$118.15 €101.47	+189.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.75	$48.25 €41.44	+15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.25	$123.09 €105.71	+72.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.25	$152.69 €131.13	+149.3%
Average			+106.9%

Boca Raton vs. Paris - Cost of clothing

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