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Puerto de la Cruz vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Puerto de la Cruz is 33.0% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Groceries: pay 25.2% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Transportation: pay 26.5% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Housing: pay 26.7% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Childcare: pay 74.1% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Clothing: pay 23.7% less in Puerto de la Cruz

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Puerto de la Cruz.

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Puerto de la Cruz vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto de la Cruz instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Paris	Puerto de la Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.99	$13.44 €11.99	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$10.08 €8.99	-25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.55 €4.06	$1.87 €1.67	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.46	$1.49 €1.33	-45.9%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 25.2% less for groceries

	Paris	Puerto de la Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.22	$1.67 €1.49	-32.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.08 €9.89	$6.05 €5.40	-45.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.20	$4.24 €3.78	-27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 €3.94	$3.61 €3.22	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25 €5.58	$4.51 €4.02	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.31	$1.17 €1.04	-20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.91	$0.97 €0.86	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$0.66 €0.59	-49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 €1.72	$1.16 €1.03	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.07 €0.95	+20.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$1.07 €0.96	-5.6%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 26.5% less for transportation

	Paris	Puerto de la Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 €7.55	$6.38 €5.69	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.67 €90.75	$42.55 €37.98	-58.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,881.66	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.39	$21.27 €18.99	+3.3%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 26.7% less for housing

	Paris	Puerto de la Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.90 €26.69	$28.45 €25.39	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,564.13 €1,396.04	$1,119.74 €999.41	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,192.71 €1,064.54	$1,035.76 €924.45	-13.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.92 €168.62	$86.26 €76.99	-54.3%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 74.1% less for childcare

	Paris	Puerto de la Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,800.03 €1,606.60	$474.74 €423.72	-73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,004.30 €23,209.83	$6,632.47 €5,919.73	-74.5%
Average			-74.1%

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pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Puerto de la Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.00	$2.80 €2.50	-64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.51	$2.54 €2.27	-49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €12.99	$4.09 €3.65	-71.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €34.85	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €12.99	$8.96 €8.00	-38.5%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 23.7% less for clothing

	Paris	Puerto de la Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.29 €98.44	$88.18 €78.70	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.46 €46.82	$37.79 €33.73	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.77 €106.01	$90.98 €81.20	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.84 €141.77	$121.77 €108.69	-23.3%
Average			-23.7%

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