Cost of living comparison

France

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United Kingdom

Oxford vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Oxford is 9.0% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% more in Oxford
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Oxford
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in Oxford
Housing: pay 43.3% more in Oxford
Childcare: pay 12.9% less in Oxford
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Oxford
Clothing: pay 19.0% less in Oxford

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

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Oxford vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3% more for restaurants

	Paris	Oxford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$24.45 £18.34	+36.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$10.57 £7.93	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.55 €4.05	$4.43 £3.32	-2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.46	$2.24 £1.68	-18.9%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Paris	Oxford
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.21	$1.63 £1.22	-34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.08 €9.87	$7.32 £5.49	-34.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.19	$6.52 £4.89	+11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 €3.93	$4.16 £3.12	-5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25 €5.56	$3.76 £2.82	-39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.31	$1.55 £1.16	+5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$0.75 £0.56	-25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.17	$1.36 £1.02	+3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 €1.71	$1.63 £1.23	-15.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.77 £0.58	-13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$0.80 £0.60	-29.6%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Paris	Oxford
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 €7.53	$8.02 £6.01	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.67 €90.49	$108.36 £81.30	+6.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,795.09	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.34	$30.39 £22.80	+47.5%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 43.3% more for housing

	Paris	Oxford
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.90 €26.61	$43.62 £32.73	+45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,564.13 €1,392.13	$2,259.66 £1,695.42	+44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,192.71 €1,061.55	$1,681.53 £1,261.65	+41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.92 €168.15	$274.89 £206.25	+45.5%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 12.9% less for childcare

	Paris	Oxford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,800.03 €1,602.09	$2,305.87 £1,730.10	+28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,004.30 €23,144.76	$15,394.74 £11,550.67	-40.8%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Oxford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €6.98	$8.92 £6.69	+13.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.50	$4.96 £3.72	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €12.96	$23.46 £17.60	+61.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €34.75	$44.47 £33.37	+13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €12.96	$14.47 £10.86	-0.6%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 19.0% less for clothing

	Paris	Oxford
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.29 €98.16	$96.13 £72.12	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.46 €46.69	$46.43 £34.84	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.77 €105.71	$100.97 £75.76	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.84 €141.38	$104.03 £78.05	-34.5%
Average			-19.0%

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