Cost of living comparison
Washington is 40.7% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Washington instead of Paris, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
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Paris
|
Washington
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.75
|
$25.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.39
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.74
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
|
Paris
|
Washington
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.76
|
$3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.62
|
$7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.33
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.28
|
$3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.42
|
$5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.39
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.99
|
$0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.52
|
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.73
|
$2.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.99
|
$1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.06
|
$1.54
|
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pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.06
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€83.82
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,584.43
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.51
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.42
|
$63.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,331.37
|
$2,560.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€978.36
|
$2,084.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€156.53
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€755.50
|
$2,326.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,011.36
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.90
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.11
|
$5.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
$12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.53
|
$104.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.82
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
|
Paris
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€92.98
|
$73.41
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.41
|
$50.96
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€100.21
|
$115.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€142.05
|
$173.48
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