Cost of living comparison
Paris is 14.9% more expensive than Fort Worth.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.8% more in Paris
- Groceries
-
pay 19.7% more in Paris
- Transportation
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pay 62.6% more in Paris
- Housing
-
pay 15.3% less in Paris
- Childcare
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pay 44.5% less in Paris
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 12.1% more in Paris
- Clothing
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pay 33.6% more in Paris
The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Paris are more expensive than in Fort Worth. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Paris.
If you lived in Paris instead of Fort Worth, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
|
Fort Worth
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€14.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$12.86
€11.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
|
$4.09
€3.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$2.96
€2.61
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
|
Fort Worth
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.31
|
$2.01
€1.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
|
$11.23
€9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.52
|
$5.41
€4.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
|
$4.85
€4.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.81
|
$6.32
€5.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$1.05
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$1.10
€0.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$1.21
€1.07
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
|
Fort Worth
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
|
$7.65
€6.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$92.60
€81.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,576.00
|
$32,688.77
€28,806.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.92
|
$24.84
€21.89
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
|
Fort Worth
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.00
|
$33.65
€29.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,611.25
|
$1,367.25
€1,204.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,092.50
|
$1,057.37
€931.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$176.21
|
$188.37
€166.00
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
|
Fort Worth
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,825.00
|
$756.26
€666.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,880.00
|
$15,942.48
€14,049.15
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Fort Worth
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
|
$7.50
€6.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.09
|
$4.31
€3.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
|
$13.40
€11.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$36.48
€32.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$13.93
€12.28
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
|
Fort Worth
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.54
|
$103.81
€91.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.32
|
$46.57
€41.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.94
|
$111.54
€98.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.03
|
$148.98
€131.28
|
|
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