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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 4.9% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 21.7% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 42.9% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 12.0% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.0% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Kingston Upon Thames

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

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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Thames instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 7.9% less for restaurants

	Paris	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.99	$21.80 £16.47	+21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$10.57 £7.98	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.55 €4.06	$2.95 £2.23	-35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.46	$1.78 £1.35	-35.3%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Paris	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.22	$1.72 £1.30	-30.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.08 €9.89	$4.24 £3.20	-61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.20	$6.28 £4.74	+7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 €3.94	$5.01 £3.78	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25 €5.58	$3.98 £3.00	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.31	$1.44 £1.09	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.91	$0.63 £0.48	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$1.15 £0.87	-12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 €1.72	$1.28 £0.97	-33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.74 £0.56	-17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$0.80 £0.60	-29.6%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 21.7% less for transportation

	Paris	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 €7.55	$7.70 £5.82	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.67 €90.75	$42.29 £31.93	-58.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,884.43	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	+10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.39	$16.52 £12.47	-19.8%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 42.9% more for housing

	Paris	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.90 €26.69	$40.48 £30.57	+35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,564.13 €1,396.17	$2,015.19 £1,521.87	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,192.71 €1,064.63	$1,866.53 £1,409.61	+56.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.92 €168.63	$284.00 £214.48	+50.3%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 12.0% more for childcare

	Paris	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,800.03 €1,606.74	$2,636.27 £1,990.91	+46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,004.30 €23,211.91	$22,279.43 £16,825.44	-14.3%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.00	$9.25 £6.99	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.51	$5.38 £4.07	+6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €12.99	$23.46 £17.71	+61.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €34.86	$102.63 £77.51	+162.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €12.99	$19.82 £14.97	+36.2%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Paris	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.29 €98.45	$113.97 £86.07	+3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.46 €46.83	$52.86 £39.92	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.77 €106.02	$79.29 £59.88	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.84 €141.79	$105.71 £79.84	-33.4%
Average			-17.5%

Paris vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of clothing

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