Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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France

Paris vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 4.7% cheaper than Kingston Upon Thames.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 33.2% more in Paris
Transportation: pay 27.7% more in Paris
Housing: pay 30.0% less in Paris
Childcare: pay 10.7% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% less in Paris
Clothing: pay 21.3% more in Paris

The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Paris are more expensive than in Kingston Upon Thames. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Paris.

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Paris vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paris instead of Kingston Upon Thames, you would:

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pay 8.6% more for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Thames	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.80 £16.47	$17.92 €15.99	-17.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.98	$13.44 €11.99	+27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.23	$4.55 €4.06	+53.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 £1.35	$2.76 €2.46	+54.6%
Average			+8.6%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Paris - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.2% more for groceries

	Kingston Upon Thames	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 £1.30	$2.49 €2.22	+44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.24 £3.20	$11.08 €9.89	+161.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.28 £4.74	$5.83 €5.20	-7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.78	$4.41 €3.94	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 £3.00	$6.25 €5.58	+57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.47 €1.31	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.48	$1.01 €0.91	+60.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 £0.87	$1.32 €1.18	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 £0.97	$1.92 €1.72	+50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.56	$0.89 €0.79	+20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$1.13 €1.01	+42.0%
Average			+33.2%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Paris - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.7% more for transportation

	Kingston Upon Thames	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.70 £5.82	$8.46 €7.55	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.29 £31.93	$101.67 €90.75	+140.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	$34,599.83 €30,884.43	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.52 £12.47	$20.60 €18.39	+24.7%
Average			+27.7%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Paris - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.0% less for housing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.57	$29.90 €26.69	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,015.19 £1,521.87	$1,564.13 €1,396.17	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,866.53 £1,409.61	$1,192.71 €1,064.63	-36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £214.48	$188.92 €168.63	-33.5%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 10.7% less for childcare

	Kingston Upon Thames	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,636.27 £1,990.91	$1,800.03 €1,606.74	-31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,279.43 £16,825.44	$26,004.30 €23,211.91	+16.7%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Thames	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.99	$7.84 €7.00	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.38 £4.07	$5.05 €4.51	-6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.71	$14.56 €12.99	-37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$102.63 £77.51	$39.05 €34.86	-62.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.97	$14.56 €12.99	-26.6%
Average			-33.8%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Paris - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.3% more for clothing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £86.07	$110.29 €98.45	-3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.86 £39.92	$52.46 €46.83	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.29 £59.88	$118.77 €106.02	+49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.71 £79.84	$158.84 €141.79	+50.3%
Average			+21.3%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Paris - Cost of clothing

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