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Walnut Creek vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Walnut Creek is 26.0% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% less in Walnut Creek
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Walnut Creek
Transportation: pay 24.1% less in Walnut Creek
Housing: pay 42.4% more in Walnut Creek
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Walnut Creek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Walnut Creek
Clothing: pay 17.0% less in Walnut Creek

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Walnut Creek are more expensive than in Paris. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Walnut Creek. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Walnut Creek.

Walnut Creek vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Walnut Creek instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 12.1% less for restaurants

	Paris	Walnut Creek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$20.00	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.09	$14.50	+3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.66	$2.93	-31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.80	$2.10	-35.2%
Average			-12.1%

Paris vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Paris	Walnut Creek
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.81	$4.82	+129.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €11.00	$2.75	-78.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.13	$5.46	-8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.51	$5.50	+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.76	$2.95	-55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.42	$2.04	+24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$0.90	-22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.27	$2.90	+97.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.56	$2.33	+28.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.02	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$1.50	+2.1%
Average			+9.7%

Paris vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

	Paris	Walnut Creek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.95	$4.79	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €89.44	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,960.99	$31,000.00	-13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.89	$22.70	-18.1%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 42.4% more for housing

	Paris	Walnut Creek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.41	$63.33	+68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,412.01	$2,350.00	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,033.23	$1,950.00	+62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €173.07	$190.70	-5.0%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Paris	Walnut Creek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €688.25	$2,200.00	+175.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,354.85	$37,770.00	+163.6%
Average			+169.6%

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Walnut Creek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.05	$8.00	-2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.25	$5.33	+8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.09	$11.00	-27.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.18	$86.33	+100.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.10	$14.50	-11.3%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 17.0% less for clothing

	Paris	Walnut Creek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €101.89	$72.33	-38.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.60	$56.00	+16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €106.14	$90.00	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €131.67	$124.75	-18.3%
Average			-17.0%

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