Cost of living comparison
Paris is 6.9% more expensive than Long Beach.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.5% more in Paris
- Groceries
-
pay 5.7% more in Paris
- Transportation
-
pay 36.4% more in Paris
- Housing
-
pay 12.8% less in Paris
- Childcare
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pay 38.0% less in Paris
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 4.3% less in Paris
- Clothing
-
pay 40.8% more in Paris
The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Paris are more expensive than in Long Beach. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Paris.
If you lived in Paris instead of Long Beach, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
|
Long Beach
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€14.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$12.86
€11.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$4.09
€3.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$2.96
€2.61
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
Long Beach
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.89
|
$2.01
€1.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$11.23
€9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$5.41
€4.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$4.85
€4.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$6.32
€5.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.05
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.10
€0.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.21
€1.07
|
|
pay 36.4% more for transportation
|
Long Beach
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
|
$7.65
€6.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
|
$92.60
€81.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,499.50
|
$32,688.77
€28,806.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$24.84
€21.89
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
|
Long Beach
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.62
|
$33.65
€29.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,275.00
|
$1,367.25
€1,204.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,040.00
|
$1,057.37
€931.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.82
|
$188.37
€166.00
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
|
Long Beach
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
|
$756.26
€666.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$15,942.48
€14,049.15
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Long Beach
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.50
€6.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$4.31
€3.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$13.40
€11.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.00
|
$36.48
€32.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.10
|
$13.93
€12.28
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
|
Long Beach
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$103.81
€91.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.75
|
$46.57
€41.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$111.54
€98.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.25
|
$148.98
€131.28
|
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