Cost of living comparison
Paris is 41.2% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in Paris instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 34.9% more for restaurants
Douglas
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.90
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.75
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.32
|
$2.70
€2.52
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.56
|
$9.69
€9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.10
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.35
|
$3.71
€3.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$6.40
€5.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.95
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$8.20
€7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.83
|
$92.35
€86.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,898.07
|
$24,187.89
€22,612.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.73
|
$21.89
€20.47
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Douglas
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.45
|
$32.60
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£873.07
|
$1,438.32
€1,344.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£727.33
|
$1,037.88
€970.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.88
|
$169.67
€158.62
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
Douglas
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£671.38
|
$830.08
€776.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,173.55
|
$18,062.39
€16,886.25
|
|
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Paris
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$7.69
€7.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.90
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
$11.54
€10.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.34
|
$39.26
€36.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.96
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Douglas
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.29
|
$110.46
€103.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.25
|
$41.99
€39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
$101.08
€94.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.44
|
$143.22
€133.90
|
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