Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 13.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Paris, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
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Paris
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.17
€15.93
|
$17.81
£13.76
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.90
€9.56
|
$7.97
£6.16
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
€3.32
|
$1.86
£1.44
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.42
|
$1.35
£1.04
|
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pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
€1.96
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.47
€9.18
|
$3.82
£2.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
€4.31
|
$4.80
£3.71
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.62
€4.05
|
$2.67
£2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€5.95
|
$3.55
£2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.39
|
$1.16
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.97
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
€1.37
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
€1.52
|
$1.17
£0.90
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.00
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
€1.27
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
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pay 0.4% more for transportation
|
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.02
|
$6.75
£5.21
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.86
€79.67
|
$100.97
£78.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,833.20
€22,653.16
|
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
€18.06
|
$18.13
£14.01
|
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pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
€28.66
|
$43.51
£33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,482.23
€1,299.77
|
$1,061.39
£820.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,038.02
€910.24
|
$877.47
£677.95
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.00
€143.81
|
$168.66
£130.31
|
|
pay 12.1% more for childcare
|
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$981.24
€860.45
|
$1,257.47
£971.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,655.63
€16,359.14
|
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
|
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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.27
€6.37
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.54
€3.98
|
$3.81
£2.94
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
€10.62
|
$15.26
£11.79
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.23
€39.66
|
$47.17
£36.44
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€11.69
|
$13.49
£10.42
|
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pay 28.9% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$114.06
€100.02
|
$79.67
£61.56
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.27
€39.70
|
$41.25
£31.87
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.22
€98.40
|
$85.80
£66.29
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.73
€161.11
|
$86.00
£66.45
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