Cost of living comparison

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Bangor vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Bangor is 10.8% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants
pay 23.1% less in Bangor
Groceries
pay 11.6% less in Bangor
Transportation
pay 47.8% less in Bangor
Housing
pay 13.7% more in Bangor
Childcare
pay 56.6% more in Bangor
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.0% less in Bangor
Clothing
pay 42.5% less in Bangor

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

Bangor vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

pay 23.1% less for restaurants

 
Paris
Bangor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.23
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.02
€12.19
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.24
€3.69
$2.67
 

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

 
Paris
Bangor
Bread
1 loaf
$2.10
€1.82
$3.88
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.76
€11.09
$5.22
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.95
€5.17
$3.97
 

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pay 47.8% less for transportation

 
Paris
Bangor
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.06
€7.01
$3.18
 
Monthly public transit pass $103.72
€90.19
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,904.00
€31,219.68
$23,334.50
 

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pay 13.7% more for housing

 
Paris
Bangor
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.58
€32.68
$78.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,637.45
€1,423.81
$1,210.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,198.19
€1,041.86
$966.67
 

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pay 56.6% more for childcare

 
Paris
Bangor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $798.13
€694.00
$1,250.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,327.34
€12,458.08
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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Paris
Bangor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.18
€7.11
$5.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.93
€4.29
$5.67
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.18
€13.20
$9.79
 

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pay 42.5% less for clothing

 
Paris
Bangor
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$118.15
€102.74
$42.67
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.25
€41.95
$42.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.09
€107.03
$77.67
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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