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Paris vs. Fort Myers Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 34.5% more expensive than Fort Myers.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 9.8% more in Paris
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Paris
Housing: pay 11.0% less in Paris
Childcare: pay 19.1% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.8% more in Paris
Clothing: pay 84.1% more in Paris

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

Paris vs. Fort Myers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paris instead of Fort Myers, you would:

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pay 35.1% more for restaurants

	Fort Myers	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$17.52 €15.05	-12.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$14.02 €12.04	+27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53	$4.24 €3.65	+67.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.06	$3.24 €2.79	+57.6%
Average			+35.1%

Fort Myers vs. Paris - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

	Fort Myers	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$4.06	$2.10 €1.80	-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48	$12.76 €10.96	+97.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10	$5.95 €5.11	+45.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.33	$5.22 €4.49	+20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42	$6.68 €5.74	+23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.64 €1.41	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72	$1.15 €0.99	+60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.47 €1.26	-26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13	$1.81 €1.56	-14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48	$1.21 €1.04	-18.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$1.47 €1.26	+7.4%
Average			+9.8%

Fort Myers vs. Paris - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Fort Myers	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31	$8.06 €6.92	+143.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.50	$103.72 €89.07	+176.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,050.00	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.43	$27.70 €23.79	+92.0%
Average			+102.9%

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pay 11.0% less for housing

	Fort Myers	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.00	$37.58 €32.28	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,900.00	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,062.50	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$128.92	$200.70 €172.36	+55.7%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 19.1% less for childcare

	Fort Myers	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,281.67	$798.13 €685.44	-37.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,400.00	$14,327.34 €12,304.48	-0.5%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Myers	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$8.18 €7.02	+104.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$4.93 €4.23	+13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$15.18 €13.04	+89.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.67	$43.12 €37.03	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$16.35 €14.04	+9.0%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 84.1% more for clothing

	Fort Myers	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67	$118.15 €101.47	+183.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.33	$48.25 €41.44	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.00	$123.09 €105.71	+48.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.00	$152.69 €131.13	+75.5%
Average			+84.1%

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