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Paris vs. Durham Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 38.0% more expensive than Durham.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 18.2% less in Paris
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Paris
Housing: pay 12.2% less in Paris
Childcare: pay 39.5% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% more in Paris
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Paris

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

Paris vs. Durham Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paris instead of Durham, you would:

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pay 42.4% more for restaurants

	Durham	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$17.52 €15.05	+16.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$14.02 €12.04	+40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$4.24 €3.65	+52.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02	$3.24 €2.79	+60.1%
Average			+42.4%

Durham vs. Paris - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.2% less for groceries

	Durham	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$4.55	$2.10 €1.80	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.88	$12.76 €10.96	+29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35	$5.95 €5.11	+36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42	$5.22 €4.49	-3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.75	$6.68 €5.74	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.31	$1.64 €1.41	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17	$1.15 €0.99	-2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47	$1.47 €1.26	+0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01	$1.81 €1.56	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$3.62	$1.21 €1.04	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.01	$1.47 €1.26	-27.0%
Average			-18.2%

Durham vs. Paris - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Durham	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05	$8.06 €6.92	+164.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00	$103.72 €89.07	+314.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$27.70 €23.79
Average			+160.5%

Durham vs. Paris - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.2% less for housing

	Durham	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.17	$37.58 €32.28	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,850.00	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,433.33	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	-16.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$173.52	$200.70 €172.36	+15.7%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

	Durham	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,318.67	$798.13 €685.44	-39.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,327.34 €12,304.48
Average			-39.5%

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pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Durham	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.18 €7.02	+36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83	$4.93 €4.23	+2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$15.18 €13.04	+68.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.75	$43.12 €37.03	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$16.35 €14.04	+36.3%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Durham	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.66	$118.15 €101.47	+222.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$48.25 €41.44	+116.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.50	$123.09 €105.71	+28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.67	$152.69 €131.13	+50.2%
Average			+104.4%

Durham vs. Paris - Cost of clothing

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