Cost of living comparison
Paris is 5.7% more expensive than Brighton.
If you lived in Paris instead of Brighton, you would:
pay 59.5% more for restaurants
Brighton
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£15.42
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
£6.57
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
£1.61
|
$4.09
€3.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
£1.19
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Brighton
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
£1.53
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.27
£4.19
|
$11.23
€10.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
£5.11
|
$5.41
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
£3.65
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$6.32
€6.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
£0.75
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
£1.16
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Brighton
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
£5.77
|
$7.65
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$117.50
£93.50
|
$92.60
€88.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.17
£17.64
|
$24.84
€23.82
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Brighton
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.00
£28.65
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,778.80
£1,415.51
|
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,530.47
£1,217.90
|
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.51
£179.46
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Brighton
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,713.44
£1,363.50
|
$756.26
€725.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,081.52
£14,388.68
|
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brighton
|
Paris
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.17
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.26
£3.39
|
$4.31
€4.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$20.02
£15.93
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.08
£39.85
|
$36.48
€34.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.79
£13.36
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Brighton
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.25
£73.41
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.42
£38.53
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.56
£80.02
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.95
£66.80
|
$148.98
€142.83
|
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