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Boca Raton vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Boca Raton is 0.8% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Boca Raton
Groceries: pay 11.4% more in Boca Raton
Transportation: pay 43.0% less in Boca Raton
Housing: pay 53.2% more in Boca Raton
Childcare: pay 56.6% more in Boca Raton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in Boca Raton
Clothing: pay 45.2% less in Boca Raton

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

Boca Raton vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Boca Raton instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Paris	Boca Raton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$25.00	+42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.04	$12.50	-10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.65	$2.42	-43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.79	$2.08	-35.8%
Average			-11.8%

Paris vs. Boca Raton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

	Paris	Boca Raton
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.80	$4.35	+107.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.96	$5.73	-55.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.11	$4.09	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.49	$4.72	-9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.74	$7.47	+11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.41	$2.22	+35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$0.82	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$2.00	+36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.56	$1.56	-13.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.67	+37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$2.00	+36.4%
Average			+11.4%

Paris vs. Boca Raton - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.0% less for transportation

	Paris	Boca Raton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.92	$3.17	-60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €89.07	$70.00	-32.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	$30,500.00	-15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.79	$9.97	-64.0%
Average			-43.0%

Paris vs. Boca Raton - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.2% more for housing

	Paris	Boca Raton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.28	$71.00	+88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	$2,700.00	+64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	$1,980.00	+65.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €172.36	$188.46	-6.1%
Average			+53.2%

Paris vs. Boca Raton - Cost of housing

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pay 56.6% more for childcare

	Paris	Boca Raton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €685.44	$1,250.00	+56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,304.48	??
Average			+56.6%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Boca Raton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$6.00	-26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.23	$4.67	-5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.04	$12.00	-21.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.03	$35.67	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.04	$15.00	-8.3%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 45.2% less for clothing

	Paris	Boca Raton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €101.47	$40.75	-65.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.44	$41.75	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €105.71	$71.25	-42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €131.13	$61.25	-59.9%
Average			-45.2%

Paris vs. Boca Raton - Cost of clothing

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