Cost of living comparison

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Vevey vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Vevey is 54.0% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 47.6% more in Vevey
Groceries: pay 29.8% more in Vevey
Transportation: pay 55.3% more in Vevey
Housing: pay 22.0% more in Vevey
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Vevey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% more in Vevey
Clothing: pay 27.2% more in Vevey

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and housing in Vevey are more expensive than in Paris. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vevey.

Vevey vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vevey instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 47.6% more for restaurants

	Paris	Vevey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$31.28 CHF24.90	+78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.94	$19.96 CHF15.89	+42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.62	$5.27 CHF4.19	+24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.76	$4.72 CHF3.75	+45.5%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 29.8% more for groceries

	Paris	Vevey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.79	$3.85 CHF3.06	+83.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.87	$13.28 CHF10.57	+4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.07	$8.54 CHF6.79	+43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.45	$7.28 CHF5.79	+39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.69	$15.14 CHF12.05	+126.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.40	$1.66 CHF1.32	+1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$1.11 CHF0.88	-3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$1.30 CHF1.03	-11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.55	$3.13 CHF2.49	+72.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.21 CHF0.96	-0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$1.08 CHF0.86	-26.3%
Average			+29.8%

Paris vs. Vevey - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.3% more for transportation

	Paris	Vevey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.87	$8.45 CHF6.72	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €88.37	$244.00 CHF194.22	+135.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,590.42	$41,041.86 CHF32,668.99	+14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.60	$46.17 CHF36.75	+66.7%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 22.0% more for housing

	Paris	Vevey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.02	$59.97 CHF47.73	+59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,395.11	$1,539.07 CHF1,225.09	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,020.87	$1,501.53 CHF1,195.21	+25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €171.00	$219.01 CHF174.33	+9.1%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Paris	Vevey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €680.01	$2,492.13 CHF1,983.71	+212.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,206.98	$35,035.74 CHF27,888.17	+144.5%
Average			+178.3%

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Vevey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.97	$10.01 CHF7.97	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.20	$6.01 CHF4.78	+21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.94	$11.26 CHF8.96	-25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.73	$50.05 CHF39.84	+16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.93	$25.03 CHF19.92	+53.0%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 27.2% more for clothing

	Paris	Vevey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €100.67	$110.11 CHF87.65	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.11	$70.69 CHF56.27	+46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €104.87	$177.52 CHF141.31	+44.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €130.09	$190.82 CHF151.89	+25.0%
Average			+27.2%

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