Cost of living comparison
Paris is 4.8% cheaper than Los Angeles.
If you lived in Paris instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
|
Los Angeles
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.52
|
$19.49
€17.45
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$3.72
€3.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$3.01
€2.70
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
|
Los Angeles
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.18
|
$1.93
€1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.76
|
$11.66
€10.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$5.86
€5.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.92
|
$4.70
€4.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.43
|
$7.05
€6.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$1.53
€1.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.67
€1.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$1.90
€1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.17
€1.04
|
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pay 26.9% more for transportation
|
Los Angeles
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$7.76
€6.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$83.48
|
$92.05
€82.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$32,489.61
€29,082.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$23.63
€21.15
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
|
Los Angeles
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.34
|
$32.31
€28.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,490.71
|
$1,462.11
€1,308.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,107.10
|
$1,074.44
€961.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.78
|
$171.90
€153.87
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
|
Los Angeles
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,950.00
|
$829.69
€742.68
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$16,485.47
€14,756.72
|
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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Los Angeles
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.58
€6.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$4.52
€4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.08
|
$41.22
€36.90
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$14.08
€12.60
|
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pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Los Angeles
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.08
|
$102.11
€91.40
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.06
|
$44.38
€39.73
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
|
$110.05
€98.51
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.95
|
$156.00
€139.64
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