Cost of living comparison

France

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Switzerland

Aarau vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Aarau is 26.8% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% more in Aarau
Groceries: pay 22.8% more in Aarau
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Aarau
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Aarau
Childcare: pay 49.0% more in Aarau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% more in Aarau
Clothing: pay 3.9% more in Aarau

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Aarau are more expensive than in Paris.

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Aarau vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.1% more for restaurants

	Paris	Aarau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.92	$29.40 CHF24.35	+64.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.94	$18.00 CHF14.91	+34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.55 €4.04	$5.10 CHF4.22	+12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.45	$4.80 CHF3.98	+74.0%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 22.8% more for groceries

	Paris	Aarau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.21	$3.71 CHF3.07	+49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.08 €9.85	$15.40 CHF12.76	+38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.18	$7.89 CHF6.54	+35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 €3.92	$7.30 CHF6.05	+65.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25 €5.55	$13.30 CHF11.01	+112.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.30	$1.32 CHF1.09	-10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$0.79 CHF0.65	-22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.17	$1.09 CHF0.90	-17.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 €1.71	$2.57 CHF2.13	+33.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.76 CHF0.63	-14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$0.90 CHF0.74	-20.8%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	Paris	Aarau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 €7.52	$8.52 CHF7.06	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.67 €90.32	$144.00 CHF119.28	+41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,736.27	$42,598.89 CHF35,287.30	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.30	$33.84 CHF28.03	+64.2%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Paris	Aarau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.90 €26.56	$56.00 CHF46.39	+87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,564.13 €1,389.47	$1,259.97 CHF1,043.71	-19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,192.71 €1,059.52	$1,019.97 CHF844.91	-14.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.92 €167.82	$91.76 CHF76.01	-51.4%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 49.0% more for childcare

	Paris	Aarau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,800.03 €1,599.03	$3,119.92 CHF2,584.42	+73.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,004.30 €23,100.56	$32,399.16 CHF26,838.23	+24.6%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Aarau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €6.96	$6.00 CHF4.97	-23.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.49	$5.79 CHF4.80	+14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €12.93	$10.80 CHF8.95	-25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €34.69	$97.33 CHF80.63	+149.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €12.93	$21.60 CHF17.89	+48.4%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

	Paris	Aarau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.29 €97.98	$90.00 CHF74.55	-18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.46 €46.60	$72.00 CHF59.64	+37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.77 €105.51	$108.00 CHF89.46	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.84 €141.11	$168.00 CHF139.16	+5.8%
Average			+3.9%

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