Cost of living comparison
Paris is 39.9% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Paris instead of Germany, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.83
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.44
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.19
|
$2.70
€2.48
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
Germany
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.21
|
$9.69
€8.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$6.40
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Germany
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.65
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€67.66
|
$92.35
€85.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.17
|
$21.89
€20.16
|
|
pay 34.7% more for housing
Germany
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€699.68
|
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€532.24
|
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Germany
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€300.03
|
$830.08
€764.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.73
|
$7.69
€7.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.01
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.02
|
$39.26
€36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.12
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Germany
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€104.51
|
$143.22
€131.90
|
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