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Paris vs. Isle of Wight Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 27.5% more expensive than Isle of Wight.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Paris
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Paris
Housing: pay 24.3% more in Paris
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% more in Paris
Clothing: pay 31.5% more in Paris

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

Paris vs. Isle of Wight Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paris instead of Isle of Wight, you would:

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pay 57.3% more for restaurants

	Isle of Wight	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.37 £13.09	$17.52 €15.23	+0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 £7.05	$14.02 €12.19	+49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.03 £1.53	$4.24 €3.69	+109.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 £1.44	$3.24 €2.82	+69.3%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Isle of Wight	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 £0.75	$2.10 €1.82	+112.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.01 £3.78	$12.76 €11.09	+154.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 £4.14	$5.95 €5.17	+8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 £2.85	$5.22 €4.54	+38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 £2.88	$6.68 €5.81	+74.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 £0.87	$1.64 €1.43	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 £0.41	$1.15 €1.00	+110.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 £0.96	$1.47 €1.28	+15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 £0.91	$1.81 €1.58	+50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 £0.14	$1.21 €1.05	+565.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 £0.32	$1.47 €1.27	+250.5%
Average			+129.5%

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Isle of Wight	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.09 £5.34	$8.06 €7.01	+13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$138.98 £104.76	$103.72 €90.19	-25.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	$35,904.00 €31,219.68	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.92 £32.35	$27.70 €24.09	-35.5%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 24.3% more for housing

	Isle of Wight	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.10 £33.24	$37.58 €32.68	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,002.27 £755.47	$1,637.45 €1,423.81	+63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$798.47 £601.86	$1,198.19 €1,041.86	+50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.88 £153.68	$200.70 €174.51	-1.6%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Isle of Wight	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,781.80 £1,343.06	$798.13 €694.00	-55.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,691.28 £17,103.87	$14,327.34 €12,458.08	-36.9%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Isle of Wight	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £5.04	$8.18 €7.11	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.66 £3.51	$4.93 €4.29	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.05 £15.11	$15.18 €13.20	-24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.08 £27.20	$43.12 €37.49	+19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.36 £10.07	$16.35 €14.22	+22.4%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 31.5% more for clothing

	Isle of Wight	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.73 £57.08	$118.15 €102.74	+56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.38 £36.46	$48.25 €41.95	-0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.14 £82.26	$123.09 €107.03	+12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.89 £73.03	$152.69 €132.77	+57.6%
Average			+31.5%

Isle of Wight vs. Paris - Cost of clothing

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