Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. France
  3. Paris
  4. United States
  5. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
USD

United States is 10.3% cheaper than Paris.

If you lived in United States instead of Paris, you would:
local_dining

pay 27.0% less for restaurants

  Paris help_outline United States help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.22
€14.23
$13.96 -13.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.73
€8.54
$7.62 -21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.23
€2.83
$1.89 -41.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $2.21
€1.94
$1.53 -30.9%
Average -27.0%
Paris vs. United States - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 1.5% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.74
€1.52
$2.71 +56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.11
€9.74
$5.53 -50.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.81
€4.22
$3.25 -32.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.76
€3.30
$2.39 -36.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $7.04
€6.17
$4.11 -41.5%
Apples (1 lb) $1.51
€1.32
$2.12 +40.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.04
€0.92
$0.75 -28.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.39
€1.22
$1.91 +36.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.45
€1.27
$1.93 +33.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.98
€0.86
$1.25 +27.6%
Onions (1 lb) $1.17
€1.02
$1.28 +10.2%
Average +1.5%
Paris vs. United States - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 24.8% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.49
€5.69
$2.78 -57.1%
Monthly public transit pass $81.11
€71.13
$63.20 -22.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,959.31
€21,886.84
$22,884.28 -8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $18.39
€16.12
$16.24 -11.6%
Average -24.8%
Paris vs. United States - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 29.2% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $29.98
€26.29
$66.60 +122.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,286.27
€1,127.93
$1,219.93 -5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $939.88
€824.18
$1,023.89 +8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $139.19
€122.06
$126.32 -9.2%
Average +29.2%
Paris vs. United States - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 5.9% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $957.28
€839.44
$892.01 -6.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,460.93
€13,557.70
$14,670.22 -5.1%
Average -5.9%
Paris vs. United States - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.57
€6.64
$4.57 -39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.81
€3.34
$4.20 +10.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $10.38
€9.10
$7.61 -26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $48.59
€42.61
$39.75 -18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.90
€10.43
$11.82 -0.6%
Average -15.0%
Paris vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 30.4% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $95.80
€84.00
$44.12 -53.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.60
€34.73
$36.26 -8.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $101.22
€88.76
$75.91 -25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $147.80
€129.61
$97.00 -34.4%
Average -30.4%
Paris vs. United States - Cost of clothing
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