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Canary Islands vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Canary Islands is 40.6% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% less in Canary Islands
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Canary Islands
Transportation: pay 31.4% less in Canary Islands
Housing: pay 38.6% less in Canary Islands
Childcare: pay 48.5% less in Canary Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.2% less in Canary Islands
Clothing: pay 38.3% less in Canary Islands

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Canary Islands.

Canary Islands vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canary Islands instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 52.0% less for restaurants

	Paris	Canary Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.83	$17.52 €14.83
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.86	$9.93 €8.40	-29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.59	$1.75 €1.48	-58.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.74	$1.03 €0.87	-68.2%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Paris	Canary Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.78	$1.75 €1.48	-16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.79	$8.99 €7.61	-29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.04	$4.76 €4.03	-20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.42	$3.50 €2.97	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.65	$4.41 €3.74	-33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.39	$1.19 €1.01	-27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.97	$1.03 €0.87	-10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.24	$0.74 €0.63	-49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.54	$1.19 €1.00	-34.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.02	$0.72 €0.61	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.24	$0.79 €0.67	-46.2%
Average			-31.1%

Paris vs. Canary Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.4% less for transportation

	Paris	Canary Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.82	$6.30 €5.33	-21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €87.77	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,381.97	$25,695.77 €21,743.76	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.44	$15.53 €13.15	-43.9%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Paris	Canary Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €31.80	$29.20 €24.71	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,385.61	$1,155.05 €977.40	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,013.91	$707.30 €598.52	-41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €169.83	$76.66 €64.87	-61.8%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 48.5% less for childcare

	Paris	Canary Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €675.37	$350.40 €296.51	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,123.79	$8,448.46 €7,149.09	-41.0%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Canary Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.92	$2.92 €2.47	-64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.17	$1.75 €1.48	-64.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.85	$4.82 €4.08	-68.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.48	$49.64 €42.00	+15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.84	$9.93 €8.40	-39.3%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 38.3% less for clothing

	Paris	Canary Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €99.98	$70.08 €59.30	-40.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €40.83	$36.50 €30.89	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €104.15	$81.18 €68.69	-34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €129.21	$70.08 €59.30	-54.1%
Average			-38.3%

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