Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 14.0% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Paris, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Paris
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United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.00
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.62
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.53
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.51
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.82
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.32
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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