Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. France
  3. Paris
  4. Germany
  5. Comparison
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Germany is 24.4% cheaper than Paris.

If you lived in Germany instead of Paris, you would:
local_dining

pay 19.9% less for restaurants

  Paris help_outline Germany help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.68
€15.51
$12.21
€10.71
-30.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.61
€9.30
$9.19
€8.06
-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.58
€3.14
$2.64
€2.31
-26.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $2.52
€2.21
$2.29
€2.01
-9.1%
Average -19.9%
Paris vs. Germany - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 36.9% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.03
€1.78
$1.56
€1.37
-22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.67
€9.36
$4.64
€4.07
-56.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.84
€4.24
$3.57
€3.13
-26.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $4.67
€4.10
$2.51
€2.20
-46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $7.04
€6.17
$3.72
€3.26
-47.2%
Apples (1 lb) $1.69
€1.48
$1.18
€1.04
-30.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.14
€1.00
$0.85
€0.75
-25.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.54
€1.35
$0.99
€0.87
-35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.64
€1.43
$1.24
€1.09
-23.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.13
€0.99
$0.65
€0.57
-42.7%
Onions (1 lb) $1.31
€1.15
$0.67
€0.59
-48.9%
Average -36.9%
Paris vs. Germany - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay (unknown) more for transportation

  Paris help_outline Germany help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.90
€6.05
$6.30
€5.53
-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass $88.41
€77.53
$78.83
€69.13
-10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,756.18
€21,708.72
$25,426.33
€22,296.37
+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $20.04
€17.57
$23.42
€20.53
+16.8%
Paris vs. Germany - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 10.8% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $31.99
€28.05
$37.52
€32.91
+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,421.48
€1,246.49
$734.30
€643.91
-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $995.87
€873.28
$553.91
€485.72
-44.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $147.30
€129.17
$194.90
€170.91
+32.3%
Average -10.8%
Paris vs. Germany - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 39.1% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,019.93
€894.37
$344.14
€301.78
-66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,795.37
€14,727.88
$14,791.33
€12,970.53
-11.9%
Average -39.1%
Paris vs. Germany - Cost of childcare
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pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.25
€7.24
$4.05
€3.55
-50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.31
€3.78
$3.19
€2.79
-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.79
€10.34
$7.74
€6.78
-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $47.99
€42.08
$35.60
€31.21
-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.97
€11.37
$12.70
€11.14
-2.1%
Average -27.9%
Paris vs. Germany - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 12.1% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $101.61
€89.11
$84.50
€74.10
-16.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.82
€37.55
$41.41
€36.31
-3.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.64
€90.00
$94.35
€82.74
-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $146.46
€128.43
$116.93
€102.54
-20.2%
Average -12.1%
Paris vs. Germany - Cost of clothing
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