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Mission Viejo vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Mission Viejo is 4.5% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% less in Mission Viejo
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Mission Viejo
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Mission Viejo
Housing: pay 77.6% more in Mission Viejo
Childcare: pay 68.7% less in Mission Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% less in Mission Viejo
Clothing: pay 43.8% less in Mission Viejo

The cost of housing and groceries in Mission Viejo are more expensive than in Paris. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mission Viejo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mission Viejo.

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Mission Viejo vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mission Viejo instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 14.9% less for restaurants

	Paris	Mission Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.07	$21.50	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$10.00	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.55 €4.08	$2.00	-56.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.48	$1.55	-43.9%
Average			-14.9%

Paris vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Paris	Mission Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.23	$3.90	+56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.08 €9.94	$7.00	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.23	$4.00	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 €3.96	$4.50	+1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25 €5.60	$6.21	-0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.32	$2.23	+52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.91	$0.69	-32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$1.29	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 €1.73	$2.24	+16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$0.99	+11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.02	$1.94	+71.2%
Average			+4.0%

Paris vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Paris	Mission Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 €7.59	$5.12	-39.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.67 €91.22	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €31,041.24	$33,499.00	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.48	$18.36	-10.9%
Average			-23.1%

Paris vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.6% more for housing

	Paris	Mission Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.90 €26.82	$65.67	+119.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,564.13 €1,403.26	$2,633.33	+68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,192.71 €1,070.04	$2,700.00	+126.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.92 €169.49	$188.44	-0.3%
Average			+77.6%

Paris vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of housing

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pay 68.7% less for childcare

	Paris	Mission Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,800.03 €1,614.90	$545.83	-69.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,004.30 €23,329.76	$8,400.00	-67.7%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Mission Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.03	$5.00	-36.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.53	$5.47	+8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €13.06	$11.86	-18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €35.03	$40.00	+2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €13.06	$12.00	-17.6%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 43.8% less for clothing

	Paris	Mission Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.29 €98.95	$31.44	-71.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.46 €47.07	$34.60	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.77 €106.56	$72.00	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.84 €142.51	$139.17	-12.4%
Average			-43.8%

Paris vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of clothing

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