Cost of living comparison
Paris is 52.5% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Paris instead of Italy, you would:
pay 48.4% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
Italy
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 38.4% more for transportation
Italy
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 66.7% more for housing
Italy
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 84.4% more for childcare
Italy
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Italy
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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