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Pembroke Pines vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Pembroke Pines is 4.8% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% more in Pembroke Pines
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Pembroke Pines
Transportation: pay 39.3% less in Pembroke Pines
Housing: pay 46.5% more in Pembroke Pines
Childcare: pay 4.4% less in Pembroke Pines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% less in Pembroke Pines
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Pembroke Pines

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

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Pembroke Pines vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pembroke Pines instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 19.9% more for restaurants

	Paris	Pembroke Pines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.07	$30.00	+67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$14.86	+10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.55 €4.08	$2.50	-45.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.48	$2.12	-23.0%
Average			+19.9%

Paris vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Paris	Pembroke Pines
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.23	$3.06	+23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.08 €9.94	$6.61	-40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.23	$3.99	-31.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 €3.96	$4.61	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25 €5.60	$5.64	-9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.32	$2.20	+50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.91	$0.90	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$1.85	+40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 €1.73	$2.48	+28.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$1.29	+44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.02	$1.48	+30.8%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 39.3% less for transportation

	Paris	Pembroke Pines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 €7.59	$3.88	-54.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.67 €91.22	$45.00	-55.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €31,041.24	$33,000.00	-4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.48	$18.91	-8.2%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 46.5% more for housing

	Paris	Pembroke Pines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.90 €26.82	$80.74	+170.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,564.13 €1,403.26	$2,166.67	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,192.71 €1,070.04	$2,050.00	+71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.92 €169.49	$171.40	-9.3%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 4.4% less for childcare

	Paris	Pembroke Pines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,800.03 €1,614.90	$1,020.00	-43.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,004.30 €23,329.76	$41,914.29	+61.2%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Pembroke Pines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.03	$6.00	-23.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.53	$5.40	+6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €13.06	$9.00	-38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €35.03	$28.50	-27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €13.06	$13.50	-7.3%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Paris	Pembroke Pines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.29 €98.95	$46.80	-57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.46 €47.07	$41.67	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.77 €106.56	$106.25	-10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.84 €142.51	$116.25	-26.8%
Average			-31.5%

Paris vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of clothing

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