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Westminster vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Westminster is 9.3% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 18.8% less in Westminster
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in Westminster
Transportation: pay 4.4% less in Westminster
Housing: pay 64.8% more in Westminster
Childcare: pay 5.6% less in Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% more in Westminster
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in Westminster

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Westminster are more expensive than in Paris. Expenses including groceries, clothing, restaurants, childcare, and transportation are lower in Westminster.

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Westminster vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.8% less for restaurants

	Paris	Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.99	$20.48 £15.31	+14.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$9.25 £6.92	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.55 €4.06	$1.89 £1.42	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.46	$1.67 £1.25	-39.3%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Paris	Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.22	$1.48 £1.10	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.08 €9.89	$4.24 £3.17	-61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.20	$6.25 £4.68	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 €3.94	$3.99 £2.98	-9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25 €5.58	$3.98 £2.97	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.31	$1.40 £1.05	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.91	$0.66 £0.49	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$1.15 £0.86	-12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 €1.72	$1.28 £0.96	-33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.75 £0.56	-15.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$0.72 £0.54	-36.6%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

	Paris	Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 €7.55	$7.52 £5.63	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.67 €90.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,881.66	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.39	$16.52 £12.35	-19.8%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 64.8% more for housing

	Paris	Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.90 €26.69	$40.74 £30.46	+36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,564.13 €1,396.04	$3,105.38 £2,321.87	+98.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,192.71 €1,064.54	$1,850.01 £1,383.24	+55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.92 €168.62	$237.34 £177.46	+25.6%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 5.6% less for childcare

	Paris	Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,800.03 €1,606.60	$1,872.04 £1,399.71	+4.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,004.30 €23,209.83	$22,279.43 £16,658.15	-14.3%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.00	$6.61 £4.94	-15.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.51	$4.71 £3.52	-6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €12.99	$22.96 £17.17	+57.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €34.85	$118.93 £88.92	+204.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €12.99	$19.82 £14.82	+36.2%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Paris	Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.29 €98.44	$105.71 £79.04	-4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.46 €46.82	$44.05 £32.93	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.77 €106.01	$88.10 £65.87	-25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.84 €141.77	$92.50 £69.16	-41.8%
Average			-23.2%

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