Cost of living comparison

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Woking vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Woking is 15.2% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Woking
Groceries: pay 30.6% less in Woking
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Woking
Housing: pay 38.1% more in Woking
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Woking
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% more in Woking
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Woking

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

Woking vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Paris	Woking
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$20.05 £15.11	+14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.19	$9.35 £7.05	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.69	$2.35 £1.77	-44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.82	$1.69 £1.27	-47.9%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

	Paris	Woking
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.82	$1.99 £1.50	-5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €11.09	$6.12 £4.62	-52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.17	$6.23 £4.69	+4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.54	$4.13 £3.11	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.81	$3.87 £2.92	-42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.43	$1.25 £0.94	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.00	$0.60 £0.45	-48.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.28	$1.52 £1.14	+3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.58	$1.30 £0.98	-28.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$0.45 £0.34	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.27	$0.57 £0.43	-61.1%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Paris	Woking
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €7.01	$7.13 £5.37	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €90.19	$106.91 £80.58	+3.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €31,219.68	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	+5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €24.09	$37.42 £28.20	+35.1%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 38.1% more for housing

	Paris	Woking
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.68	$45.17 £34.05	+20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,423.81	$1,729.24 £1,303.44	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,041.86	$1,586.92 £1,196.16	+32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €174.51	$389.87 £293.87	+94.3%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Paris	Woking
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €694.00	$2,049.08 £1,544.52	+156.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,458.08	$28,063.42 £21,153.20	+95.9%
Average			+126.3%

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Woking
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.11	$7.35 £5.54	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.29	$4.62 £3.48	-6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.20	$17.57 £13.24	+15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.49	$49.71 £37.47	+15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.22	$17.37 £13.09	+6.2%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Paris	Woking
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €102.74	$111.36 £83.94	-5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.95	$55.68 £41.97	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €107.03	$106.91 £80.58	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €132.77	$84.64 £63.80	-44.6%
Average			-12.0%

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