Cost of living comparison
Paris is 3.0 times more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Paris instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 93.3% more for restaurants
Roseau
|
Paris
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
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pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Roseau
|
Paris
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.89
€20.53
|
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pay 3.3 times more for housing
Roseau
|
Paris
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
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pay 97.9% more for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Paris
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
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pay 9.2% more for clothing
Roseau
|
Paris
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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