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Arlington vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Arlington is 3.4% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Arlington
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Arlington
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in Arlington
Housing: pay 4.7% less in Arlington
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Arlington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in Arlington
Clothing: pay 40.1% less in Arlington

Expenses including clothing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Arlington. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Arlington.

Arlington vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Paris	Arlington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$19.00	+8.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.04	$11.00	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.65	$3.00	-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.79	$2.00	-38.3%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Paris	Arlington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.80	$3.83	+82.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.96	$4.96	-61.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.11	$4.08	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.49	$4.65	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.74	$3.65	-45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.41	$1.25	-24.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$0.90	-22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$2.18	+48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.56	$2.26	+24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.31	+7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$1.34	-8.3%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	Paris	Arlington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.92	$4.21	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €89.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	$36,656.56	+2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.79	$16.02	-42.2%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 4.7% less for housing

	Paris	Arlington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.28	$45.00	+19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	$1,300.00	-20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	$1,200.00	+0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €172.36	$164.41	-18.1%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Paris	Arlington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €685.44	$2,086.81	+161.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,304.48	$31,687.50	+121.2%
Average			+141.3%

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Arlington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$5.00	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.23	$5.33	+8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.04	$10.00	-34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.03	$33.00	-23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.04	$15.00	-8.3%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

	Paris	Arlington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €101.47	$38.00	-67.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.44	$40.00	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €105.71	$72.50	-41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €131.13	$100.00	-34.5%
Average			-40.1%

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