Cost of living comparison
Paris is 4.5% more expensive than Atlanta.
If you lived in Paris instead of Atlanta, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
|
Atlanta
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$19.49
€18.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
|
Atlanta
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.54
|
$11.66
€10.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$5.86
€5.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.03
|
$7.05
€6.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.79
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 46.3% more for transportation
|
Atlanta
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$7.76
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.00
|
$92.05
€85.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$32,489.61
€30,311.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.85
|
$23.63
€22.04
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
|
Atlanta
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.28
|
$32.31
€30.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,988.20
|
$1,462.11
€1,364.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,572.65
|
$1,074.44
€1,002.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.91
|
$171.90
€160.38
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
|
Atlanta
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,406.25
|
$829.69
€774.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,142.25
|
$16,485.47
€15,380.38
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Atlanta
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.20
|
$4.52
€4.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.50
|
$41.22
€38.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$14.08
€13.14
|
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pay 32.4% more for clothing
|
Atlanta
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.71
|
$102.11
€95.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.20
|
$44.38
€41.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
|
$110.05
€102.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.90
|
$156.00
€145.54
|
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