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New York City vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 64.5% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% less in New York City
Groceries: pay 37.8% more in New York City
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in New York City
Housing: pay 77.6% more in New York City
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.8% more in New York City
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in New York City

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

New York City vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 2.8% less for restaurants

	Paris	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.21	$25.00	+42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.17	$13.00	-7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.68	$3.09	-27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.82	$2.61	-19.6%
Average			-2.8%

Paris vs. New York City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.8% more for groceries

	Paris	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.82	$4.75	+126.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €11.07	$8.89	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.17	$6.05	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.54	$7.20	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.80	$7.07	+5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.43	$3.29	+100.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.00	$1.08	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.27	$2.60	+77.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.58	$2.68	+47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$1.63	+34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.27	$1.78	+21.4%
Average			+37.8%

Paris vs. New York City - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Paris	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €7.00	$3.47	-57.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €90.04	$132.00	+27.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €31,168.01	$36,344.69	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €24.05	$22.39	-19.2%
Average			-11.9%

Paris vs. New York City - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.6% more for housing

	Paris	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.63	$67.59	+79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,421.46	$4,037.06	+146.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,040.14	$2,496.67	+108.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €174.23	$151.98	-24.3%
Average			+77.6%

Paris vs. New York City - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Paris	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €692.85	$3,154.10	+295.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,437.46	$57,250.00	+299.6%
Average			+297.4%

Paris vs. New York City - Cost of childcare

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pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.10	$8.00	-2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.28	$5.71	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.18	$19.00	+25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.43	$150.04	+248.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.19	$20.00	+22.3%
Average			+61.8%

Paris vs. New York City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Paris	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €102.57	$67.80	-42.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.88	$49.94	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €106.85	$115.58	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €132.55	$168.76	+10.5%
Average			-8.7%

Paris vs. New York City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2025

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