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Nagoya vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

pay 68.5% less for restaurants

 
Paris
Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.05
$6.68
¥1,038
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.02
€12.04
$5.35
¥831
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.24
€3.65
$1.14
¥176

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pay 4.6% less for groceries

 
Paris
Nagoya
Bread
1 loaf
$2.10
€1.80
$1.46
¥226
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.76
€10.96
$4.86
¥755
Milk (1 gallon) $5.95
€5.11
$6.11
¥950

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pay 35.3% less for transportation

 
Paris
Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.06
€6.92
$4.43
¥688
Monthly public transit pass $103.72
€89.07
$53.46
¥8,305
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,904.00
€30,834.75
$22,332.63
¥3,469,597

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pay 48.1% less for housing

 
Paris
Nagoya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.58
€32.28
$32.74
¥5,087
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,637.45
€1,406.26
$573.57
¥89,110
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,198.19
€1,029.02
$395.38
¥61,426

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pay 33.0% less for childcare

 
Paris
Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $798.13
€685.44
$461.83
¥71,750
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,327.34
€12,304.48
$10,914.61
¥1,695,694

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pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Paris
Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.18
€7.02
$2.00
¥311
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.93
€4.23
$2.79
¥434
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.18
€13.04
$3.34
¥519

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pay 49.9% less for clothing

 
Paris
Nagoya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$118.15
€101.47
$44.33
¥6,887
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.25
€41.44
$30.91
¥4,802
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.09
€105.71
$50.12
¥7,786

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