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Stevens Point vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Stevens Point is 11.6% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% less in Stevens Point
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Stevens Point
Transportation: pay 43.8% less in Stevens Point
Housing: pay 2.5% less in Stevens Point
Childcare: pay 54.8% more in Stevens Point
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% less in Stevens Point
Clothing: pay 38.8% less in Stevens Point

Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Stevens Point.

Stevens Point vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stevens Point instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 29.2% less for restaurants

	Paris	Stevens Point
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$16.00	-8.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.94	$10.00	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.62	$2.67	-37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.76	$1.88	-42.2%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Paris	Stevens Point
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.79	$1.99	-5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.87	$4.68	-63.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.07	$3.25	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.45	$3.19	-39.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.69	$5.00	-25.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.40	$2.28	+38.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$0.54	-52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$2.06	+40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.55	$2.36	+29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.87	-28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$1.68	+14.5%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 43.8% less for transportation

	Paris	Stevens Point
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.87	$3.04	-62.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €88.37	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,590.42	$26,000.00	-27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.60	$16.18	-41.6%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 2.5% less for housing

	Paris	Stevens Point
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.02	$75.00	+99.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,395.11	$950.00	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,020.87	$800.00	-33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €171.00	$132.03	-34.2%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 54.8% more for childcare

	Paris	Stevens Point
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €680.01	$800.00	+0.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,206.98	$30,000.00	+109.4%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Stevens Point
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.97	$4.00	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.20	$5.15	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.94	$10.50	-30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.73	$68.00	+57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.93	$12.00	-26.6%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 38.8% less for clothing

	Paris	Stevens Point
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €100.67	$39.00	-67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.11	$40.00	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €104.87	$78.33	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €130.09	$100.00	-34.5%
Average			-38.8%

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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: December 2025

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