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Paris vs. Nassau Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 6.5% more expensive than Nassau.

Restaurants: pay 33.3% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 14.5% less in Paris
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Paris
Housing: pay 30.4% less in Paris
Childcare: pay 3.2% more in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Paris
Clothing: pay 18.5% more in Paris

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

Paris vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paris instead of Nassau, you would:

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pay 33.3% more for restaurants

	Nassau	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$35.00 BSD35.00	$17.52 €15.11	-49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 BSD11.50	$14.02 €12.09	+21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 BSD2.93	$4.24 €3.66	+44.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BSD1.50	$3.24 €2.80	+116.2%
Average			+33.3%

Nassau vs. Paris - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

	Nassau	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$5.78 BSD5.78	$2.10 €1.81	-63.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 BSD4.28	$12.76 €11.00	+198.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.09 BSD16.09	$5.95 €5.13	-63.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.63 BSD7.63	$5.22 €4.51	-31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 BSD5.48	$6.68 €5.76	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BSD2.38	$1.64 €1.42	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 BSD1.57	$1.15 €0.99	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.15 BSD2.15	$1.47 €1.27	-31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.38 BSD4.38	$1.81 €1.56	-58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BSD2.27	$1.21 €1.04	-46.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.99 BSD1.99	$1.47 €1.26	-26.4%
Average			-14.5%

Nassau vs. Paris - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Nassau	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 BSD5.38	$8.06 €6.95	+49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$103.72 €89.44	+130.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$35,904.00 €30,960.99	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$27.70 €23.89	-11.3%
Average			+41.2%

Nassau vs. Paris - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.4% less for housing

	Nassau	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.75 BSD101.75	$37.58 €32.41	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,862.50 BSD1,862.50	$1,637.45 €1,412.01	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00 BSD1,800.00	$1,198.19 €1,033.23	-33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$230.26 BSD230.26	$200.70 €173.07	-12.8%
Average			-30.4%

Nassau vs. Paris - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2% more for childcare

	Nassau	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.66 BSD716.66	$798.13 €688.25	+11.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,071.43 BSD15,071.43	$14,327.34 €12,354.85	-4.9%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nassau	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 BSD5.00	$8.18 €7.05	+63.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.40 BSD5.40	$4.93 €4.25	-8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 BSD14.35	$15.18 €13.09	+5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$142.75 BSD142.75	$43.12 €37.18	-69.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00 BSD20.00	$16.35 €14.10	-18.2%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 18.5% more for clothing

	Nassau	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.17 BSD64.17	$118.15 €101.89	+84.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$76.67 BSD76.67	$48.25 €41.60	-37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.88 BSD114.88	$123.09 €106.14	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.14 BSD127.14	$152.69 €131.67	+20.1%
Average			+18.5%

Nassau vs. Paris - Cost of clothing

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