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Paris vs. Wagga Wagga Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 25.6% more expensive than Wagga Wagga.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 9.3% less in Paris
Transportation: pay 44.2% more in Paris
Housing: pay 56.7% more in Paris
Childcare: pay 3.2% more in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Paris
Clothing: pay 13.5% more in Paris

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

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Paris vs. Wagga Wagga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.6% more for restaurants

	Wagga Wagga	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.58 A$19.76	$17.92 €16.07	+32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.20	$13.44 €12.05	+28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.50	$4.55 €4.08	+47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 A$3.72	$2.76 €2.48	+8.1%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 9.3% less for groceries

	Wagga Wagga	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 A$4.73	$2.49 €2.23	-23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48 A$9.43	$11.08 €9.94	+71.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.82 A$8.47	$5.83 €5.23	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 A$7.65	$4.41 €3.96	-16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 A$6.51	$6.25 €5.60	+39.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 A$2.61	$1.47 €1.32	-18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 A$2.08	$1.01 €0.91	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 A$2.31	$1.32 €1.18	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.36 A$3.43	$1.92 €1.73	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 A$2.05	$0.89 €0.80	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 A$1.84	$1.13 €1.02	-10.2%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 44.2% more for transportation

	Wagga Wagga	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.38	$8.46 €7.59	+66.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$101.67 €91.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$39,204.67	$34,599.83 €31,041.24	+28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.44	$20.60 €18.48	+22.7%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 56.7% more for housing

	Wagga Wagga	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.39 A$80.62	$29.90 €26.82	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$905.11 A$1,317.29	$1,564.13 €1,403.26	+72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.24 A$1,013.30	$1,192.71 €1,070.04	+71.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$202.49	$188.92 €169.49	+35.8%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 3.2% more for childcare

	Wagga Wagga	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,167.40 A$3,154.41	$1,800.03 €1,614.90	-16.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,516.05	$26,004.30 €23,329.76	+28.2%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Wagga Wagga	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.35 A$12.16	$7.84 €7.03	-6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 A$5.86	$5.05 €4.53	+25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.84	$14.56 €13.06	-67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.85 A$40.53	$39.05 €35.03	+40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.67 A$22.80	$14.56 €13.06	-7.1%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 13.5% more for clothing

	Wagga Wagga	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.36 A$111.14	$110.29 €98.95	+44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$81.68	$52.46 €47.07	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$169.34	$118.77 €106.56	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.92 A$192.00	$158.84 €142.51	+20.4%
Average			+13.5%

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