Cost of living comparison

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Montreux vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Montreux is 52.9% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% more in Montreux
Groceries: pay 29.7% more in Montreux
Transportation: pay 19.0% more in Montreux
Housing: pay 41.1% more in Montreux
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Montreux
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% more in Montreux
Clothing: pay 26.7% more in Montreux

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Montreux are more expensive than in Paris. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Montreux.

Montreux vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montreux instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 45.5% more for restaurants

	Paris	Montreux
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.82	$31.28 CHF24.07	+78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.86	$18.77 CHF14.44	+33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.59	$5.27 CHF4.05	+24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.74	$4.72 CHF3.63	+45.5%
Average			+45.5%

Paris vs. Montreux - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.7% more for groceries

	Paris	Montreux
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.78	$3.85 CHF2.96	+83.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.79	$14.39 CHF11.07	+12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.04	$8.54 CHF6.57	+43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.42	$7.28 CHF5.60	+39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.65	$13.30 CHF10.23	+99.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.39	$1.77 CHF1.36	+7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.97	$0.98 CHF0.75	-14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.24	$1.30 CHF1.00	-11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.54	$3.13 CHF2.40	+72.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.02	$1.48 CHF1.14	+21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.24	$1.08 CHF0.83	-26.3%
Average			+29.7%

Paris vs. Montreux - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.0% more for transportation

	Paris	Montreux
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.82	$8.45 CHF6.50	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €87.76	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,380.78	$41,041.86 CHF31,574.04	+14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.44	$38.16 CHF29.36	+37.8%
Average			+19.0%

Paris vs. Montreux - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.1% more for housing

	Paris	Montreux
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €31.80	$56.62 CHF43.56	+50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,385.55	$2,252.30 CHF1,732.72	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,013.87	$2,002.04 CHF1,540.20	+67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €169.83	$219.01 CHF168.49	+9.1%
Average			+41.1%

Paris vs. Montreux - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Paris	Montreux
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €675.35	$2,492.13 CHF1,917.22	+212.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,123.32	$34,535.23 CHF26,568.40	+141.0%
Average			+176.6%

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pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Montreux
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.92	$10.01 CHF7.70	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.17	$6.01 CHF4.62	+21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.85	$11.26 CHF8.66	-25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.48	$81.33 CHF62.57	+88.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.84	$25.03 CHF19.25	+53.0%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 26.7% more for clothing

	Paris	Montreux
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €99.98	$110.11 CHF84.71	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €40.82	$70.69 CHF54.38	+46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €104.15	$177.52 CHF136.57	+44.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €129.20	$187.69 CHF144.39	+22.9%
Average			+26.7%

Paris vs. Montreux - Cost of clothing

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