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Milton Keynes vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Milton Keynes is 9.6% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% less in Milton Keynes
Groceries: pay 26.6% less in Milton Keynes
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Milton Keynes
Housing: pay 3.6% more in Milton Keynes
Childcare: pay 5.6% less in Milton Keynes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% more in Milton Keynes
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Milton Keynes

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

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Milton Keynes vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Milton Keynes instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 17.1% less for restaurants

	Paris	Milton Keynes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.99	$19.82 £14.82	+10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$11.56 £8.64	-14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.55 €4.06	$1.85 £1.38	-59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.46	$1.12 £0.84	-59.4%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 26.6% less for groceries

	Paris	Milton Keynes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.22	$1.48 £1.10	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.08 €9.89	$4.24 £3.17	-61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.20	$6.28 £4.70	+7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 €3.94	$3.99 £2.98	-9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25 €5.58	$3.98 £2.97	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.31	$1.48 £1.11	+1.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.91	$0.66 £0.49	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$1.15 £0.86	-12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 €1.72	$1.28 £0.96	-33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.86 £0.64	-3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$0.72 £0.54	-36.6%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Paris	Milton Keynes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 €7.55	$7.70 £5.76	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.67 €90.75	$71.36 £53.35	-29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,881.66	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.39	$16.52 £12.35	-19.8%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 3.6% more for housing

	Paris	Milton Keynes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.90 €26.69	$40.74 £30.46	+36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,564.13 €1,396.04	$1,483.31 £1,109.06	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,192.71 €1,064.54	$1,213.08 £907.01	+1.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.92 €168.62	$237.34 £177.46	+25.6%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 5.6% less for childcare

	Paris	Milton Keynes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,800.03 €1,606.60	$1,872.04 £1,399.71	+4.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,004.30 €23,209.83	$22,279.43 £16,658.15	-14.3%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Milton Keynes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.00	$6.61 £4.94	-15.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.51	$4.71 £3.52	-6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €12.99	$23.46 £17.54	+61.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €34.85	$36.34 £27.17	-6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €12.99	$23.13 £17.29	+58.9%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Paris	Milton Keynes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.29 €98.44	$113.97 £85.22	+3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.46 €46.82	$39.64 £29.64	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.77 €106.01	$79.29 £59.28	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.84 €141.77	$95.14 £71.14	-40.1%
Average			-25.2%

Paris vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of clothing

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