Cost of living comparison
Washington is 20.1% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Washington instead of Paris, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.37
|
$20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.25
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.07
|
$2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.51
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$3.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.03
|
$6.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.43
|
$3.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
$4.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.97
|
$5.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$2.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$2.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.30
|
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pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.64
|
$3.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.06
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,539.49
|
$24,190.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.40
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 48.0% more for housing
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.37
|
$55.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,340.30
|
$2,358.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€967.15
|
$1,908.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.11
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 94.5% more for childcare
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€773.51
|
$2,135.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,831.43
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.16
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$4.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.76
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.59
|
$93.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.29
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.93
|
$58.02
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.13
|
$34.73
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.19
|
$97.79
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.46
|
$164.61
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