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Blenheim vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Blenheim is 23.8% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% less in Blenheim
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in Blenheim
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Blenheim
Housing: pay 30.1% less in Blenheim
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in Blenheim
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Blenheim
Clothing: pay 43.8% less in Blenheim

Expenses including clothing, childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Blenheim.

Blenheim vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.9% less for restaurants

	Paris	Blenheim
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$17.32 NZ$31.14	+7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €12.54	$10.75 NZ$19.33	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.99	$2.41 NZ$4.34	-41.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.88	$1.84 NZ$3.30	-37.9%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

	Paris	Blenheim
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.96	$1.59 NZ$2.86	-20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.95	$3.88 NZ$6.98	-65.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €5.27	$7.24 NZ$13.03	+34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.73	$5.67 NZ$10.20	+17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €6.16	$2.84 NZ$5.11	-55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.54	$1.34 NZ$2.41	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.03	$0.81 NZ$1.46	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.46	$1.29 NZ$2.31	-14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.73	$2.52 NZ$4.53	+41.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.08	$0.85 NZ$1.53	-22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.18	$1.08 NZ$1.95	-10.4%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Paris	Blenheim
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.46	$6.28 NZ$11.30	-17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €90.30	$119.44 NZ$214.79	+29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €31,877.50	$17,617.83 NZ$31,681.05	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €24.22	$12.24 NZ$22.02	-50.7%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 30.1% less for housing

	Paris	Blenheim
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €32.82	$48.71 NZ$87.59	+44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,333.32	$796.29 NZ$1,431.91	-41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €1,031.13	$567.35 NZ$1,020.24	-46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €183.70	$43.50 NZ$78.22	-76.9%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Paris	Blenheim
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €737.49	$477.77 NZ$859.15	-36.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €15,546.82	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	-36.3%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Blenheim
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.32	$5.97 NZ$10.74	-20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €4.21	$3.34 NZ$6.01	-22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €13.06	$23.59 NZ$42.42	+76.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €35.58	$31.25 NZ$56.20	-14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.59	$10.75 NZ$19.33	-22.8%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 43.8% less for clothing

	Paris	Blenheim
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €101.23	$37.33 NZ$67.12	-64.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €45.41	$29.86 NZ$53.70	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €108.77	$85.40 NZ$153.57	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €145.28	$71.67 NZ$128.87	-51.9%
Average			-43.8%

Paris vs. Blenheim - Cost of clothing

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