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Great Falls vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Great Falls is 10.2% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% less in Great Falls
Groceries: pay 11.6% less in Great Falls
Transportation: pay 50.2% less in Great Falls
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Great Falls
Childcare: pay 61.8% more in Great Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% less in Great Falls
Clothing: pay 38.5% less in Great Falls

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

Great Falls vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Great Falls instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

	Paris	Great Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$11.50	-34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.04	$15.00	+7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.65	$2.17	-49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.79	$2.00	-38.3%
Average			-28.7%

Paris vs. Great Falls - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Paris	Great Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.80	$3.37	+60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.96	$6.99	-45.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.11	$4.13	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.49	$3.19	-38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.74	$6.29	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.41	$2.02	+23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$0.68	-40.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$2.20	+49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.56	$1.50	-17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.83	-31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$0.73	-50.2%
Average			-11.6%

Paris vs. Great Falls - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.2% less for transportation

	Paris	Great Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.92	$3.06	-62.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €89.07	$30.00	-71.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	$30,000.00	-16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.79	$13.44	-51.5%
Average			-50.2%

Paris vs. Great Falls - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Paris	Great Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.28	$75.66	+101.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	$1,466.67	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	$1,066.33	-11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €172.36	$113.28	-43.6%
Average			+9.1%

Paris vs. Great Falls - Cost of housing

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pay 61.8% more for childcare

	Paris	Great Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €685.44	$800.00	+0.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,304.48	$32,000.00	+123.3%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Great Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$6.50	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.23	$4.17	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.04	$7.99	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.03	$62.66	+45.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.04	$11.99	-26.7%
Average			-13.0%

Paris vs. Great Falls - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

	Paris	Great Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €101.47	$66.67	-43.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.44	$32.50	-32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €105.71	$70.00	-43.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €131.13	$100.00	-34.5%
Average			-38.5%

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