Cost of living comparison
Paris is 4.4% cheaper than Brooklyn.
If you lived in Paris instead of Brooklyn, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Brooklyn
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$19.49
€17.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$3.01
€2.78
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Brooklyn
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$11.66
€10.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
|
$5.86
€5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.36
|
$4.70
€4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
|
$7.05
€6.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.50
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.87
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Brooklyn
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
|
$7.76
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.00
|
$92.05
€84.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,343.00
|
$32,489.61
€29,926.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
|
$23.63
€21.76
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Brooklyn
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.55
|
$32.31
€29.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,100.00
|
$1,462.11
€1,346.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,304.17
|
$1,074.44
€989.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.49
|
$171.90
€158.34
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
Brooklyn
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
|
$829.69
€764.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,000.00
|
$16,485.47
€15,184.88
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Brooklyn
|
Paris
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.58
€6.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.00
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$114.25
|
$41.22
€37.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$14.08
€12.97
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
Brooklyn
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.75
|
$102.11
€94.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.83
|
$44.38
€40.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
|
$110.05
€101.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.00
|
$156.00
€143.69
|
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