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Australia

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France

Paris vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 12.0% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 13.6% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Paris
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Paris
Housing: pay 30.0% less in Paris
Childcare: pay 13.4% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% less in Paris
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Paris

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

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Paris vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.6% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$24.92	$17.92 €15.99	+2.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$16.95	$13.44 €11.99	+13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.02	$4.55 €4.06	+61.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.17	$2.76 €2.46	+24.5%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Sydney	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.08	$2.49 €2.22	-12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.50	$11.08 €9.89	+86.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.19	$5.83 €5.20	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.95	$4.41 €3.94	-20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.21	$6.25 €5.58	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.59	$1.47 €1.31	-18.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.08	$1.01 €0.91	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.23	$1.32 €1.18	-15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.84	$1.92 €1.72	-2.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.11	$0.89 €0.79	-39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.53	$1.13 €1.01	+5.9%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Sydney	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.73	$8.46 €7.55	+56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$216.72	$101.67 €90.75	-32.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,371.65	$34,599.83 €30,884.43	+19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.25	$20.60 €18.39	+26.9%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 30.0% less for housing

	Sydney	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.49	$29.90 €26.69	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,604.41	$1,564.13 €1,396.17	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,496.65	$1,192.71 €1,064.63	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$241.21	$188.92 €168.63	+12.1%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 13.4% less for childcare

	Sydney	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,143.91	$1,800.03 €1,606.74	-18.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,723.26	$26,004.30 €23,211.91	-8.6%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$10.97	$7.84 €7.00	+2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.69	$5.05 €4.51	+27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$63.79	$14.56 €12.99	-67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$107.79	$39.05 €34.86	-48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$24.92	$14.56 €12.99	-16.4%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Sydney	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$112.65	$110.29 €98.45	+40.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$99.69	$52.46 €46.83	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$159.51	$118.77 €106.02	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$190.77	$158.84 €141.79	+19.2%
Average			+7.6%

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