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Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz De Tenerife is 29.6% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Groceries: pay 14.6% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Transportation: pay 27.8% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Housing: pay 28.3% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Childcare: pay 79.1% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Clothing: pay 22.4% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

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Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz De Tenerife instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 16.0% less for restaurants

	Paris	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.07	$20.16 €18.08	+12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$11.20 €10.05	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.55 €4.08	$1.92 €1.72	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.48	$1.27 €1.14	-54.0%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 14.6% less for groceries

	Paris	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.23	$2.43 €2.18	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.08 €9.94	$9.80 €8.79	-11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.23	$5.12 €4.59	-12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 €3.96	$4.13 €3.70	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25 €5.60	$4.57 €4.10	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.32	$1.23 €1.10	-16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.91	$1.06 €0.95	+4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$1.00 €0.90	-24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 €1.73	$1.16 €1.04	-39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$0.95 €0.86	+7.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.02	$0.90 €0.80	-21.0%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 27.8% less for transportation

	Paris	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 €7.59	$6.38 €5.72	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.67 €91.22	$42.55 €38.17	-58.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €31,041.24	$35,271.67 €31,643.98	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.48	$17.64 €15.82	-14.4%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 28.3% less for housing

	Paris	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.90 €26.82	$35.19 €31.57	+17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,564.13 €1,403.26	$1,146.93 €1,028.97	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,192.71 €1,070.04	$887.95 €796.62	-25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.92 €169.49	$97.76 €87.70	-48.3%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 79.1% less for childcare

	Paris	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,800.03 €1,614.90	$404.97 €363.32	-77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,004.30 €23,329.76	$5,038.81 €4,520.57	-80.6%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.03	$2.80 €2.51	-64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.53	$2.03 €1.82	-59.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €13.06	$5.60 €5.02	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €35.03	$53.52 €48.02	+37.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €13.06	$9.84 €8.83	-32.4%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 22.4% less for clothing

	Paris	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.29 €98.95	$92.38 €82.88	-16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.46 €47.07	$41.99 €37.67	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.77 €106.56	$90.98 €81.62	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.84 €142.51	$111.97 €100.46	-29.5%
Average			-22.4%

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