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Auburn vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Auburn is 29.5% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants
pay 29.1% less in Auburn
Groceries
pay 19.2% less in Auburn
Transportation
pay 63.9% less in Auburn
Housing
pay 15.5% less in Auburn
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.4% less in Auburn
Clothing
pay 44.4% less in Auburn

Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Auburn.

Auburn vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

pay 29.1% less for restaurants

 
Paris
Auburn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.92
€16.07
$13.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.44
€12.05
$10.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.55
€4.08
$2.39
 

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pay 19.2% less for groceries

 
Paris
Auburn
Bread
1 loaf
$2.49
€2.23
$3.72
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.08
€9.94
$5.87
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.83
€5.23
$4.21
 

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pay 63.9% less for transportation

 
Paris
Auburn
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.46
€7.59
$3.05
 
Monthly public transit pass $101.67
€91.22
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,599.83
€31,041.24
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pay 15.5% less for housing

 
Paris
Auburn
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.90
€26.82
$65.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,564.13
€1,403.26
$1,286.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,192.71
€1,070.04
$918.67
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Paris
Auburn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,800.03
€1,614.90
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,004.30
€23,329.76
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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Paris
Auburn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.84
€7.03
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.05
€4.53
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$14.56
€13.06
$6.69
 

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pay 44.4% less for clothing

 
Paris
Auburn
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$110.29
€98.95
$49.67
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$52.46
€47.07
$48.33
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$118.77
€106.56
$66.67
 

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