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Grande Prairie vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Grande Prairie is 23.6% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% less in Grande Prairie
Groceries: pay 15.0% less in Grande Prairie
Transportation: pay 37.5% less in Grande Prairie
Housing: pay 17.8% more in Grande Prairie
Childcare: pay 40.4% less in Grande Prairie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% less in Grande Prairie
Clothing: pay 49.4% less in Grande Prairie

Expenses including clothing, childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Grande Prairie.

Grande Prairie vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Grande Prairie instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 22.1% less for restaurants

	Paris	Grande Prairie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.96	$17.94 CA$24.75	+2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.97	$11.12 CA$15.34	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.62	$2.52 CA$3.48	-40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.77	$2.28 CA$3.15	-29.6%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 15.0% less for groceries

	Paris	Grande Prairie
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.79	$2.30 CA$3.17	+9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.89	$6.07 CA$8.37	-52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.08	$6.82 CA$9.40	+14.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.46	$3.13 CA$4.32	-40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.70	$4.93 CA$6.79	-26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.40	$2.02 CA$2.78	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$0.58 CA$0.79	-49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$1.95 CA$2.69	+32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.55	$1.79 CA$2.47	-1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.74 CA$1.02	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.94 CA$1.30	-35.6%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 37.5% less for transportation

	Paris	Grande Prairie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.88	$3.72 CA$5.13	-53.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €88.56	$53.46 CA$73.74	-48.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,657.06	$32,291.54 CA$44,541.33	-10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.66	??
Average			-37.5%

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pay 17.8% more for housing

	Paris	Grande Prairie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.09	$76.24 CA$105.17	+102.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,398.15	$1,018.98 CA$1,405.53	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,023.09	$914.93 CA$1,262.00	-23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €171.37	$260.25 CA$358.98	+29.7%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 40.4% less for childcare

	Paris	Grande Prairie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €681.49	$475.40 CA$655.75	-40.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,233.57	??
Average			-40.4%

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pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Grande Prairie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.98	$5.02 CA$6.93	-38.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.21	$3.71 CA$5.11	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.96	$17.22 CA$23.76	+13.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.81	$39.47 CA$54.44	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.96	$10.76 CA$14.85	-34.2%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 49.4% less for clothing

	Paris	Grande Prairie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €100.89	$71.04 CA$97.99	-39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.20	$17.94 CA$24.75	-62.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €105.10	$71.76 CA$98.98	-41.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €130.38	$71.76 CA$98.98	-53.0%
Average			-49.4%

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