Cost of living comparison

 Paris, France
compared to
 Canterbury, United Kingdom
Canterbury vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Canterbury is 4.4% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants
pay 13.0% less in Canterbury
Groceries
pay 33.5% less in Canterbury
Transportation
pay 24.8% more in Canterbury
Housing
pay 33.4% more in Canterbury
Childcare
pay 19.1% more in Canterbury
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.7% more in Canterbury
Clothing
pay 15.0% less in Canterbury

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Canterbury are more expensive than in Paris. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Canterbury.

Canterbury vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

pay 13.0% less for restaurants

 
Paris
Canterbury
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.17
$25.57
£19.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.86
€11.33
$9.69
£7.20
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.09
€3.61
$2.15
£1.60

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

 
Paris
Canterbury
Bread
1 loaf
$2.01
€1.77
$1.31
£0.97
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.23
€9.90
$4.63
£3.44
Milk (1 gallon) $5.41
€4.76
$5.83
£4.33

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

 
Paris
Canterbury
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.65
€6.75
$6.94
£5.16
Monthly public transit pass $92.60
€81.60
$215.26
£159.92
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,688.77
€28,806.66
$36,531.14
£27,140.15

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pay 33.4% more for housing

 
Paris
Canterbury
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.65
€29.66
$64.58
£47.98
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,367.25
€1,204.87
$1,291.54
£959.52
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,057.37
€931.80
$1,130.10
£839.58

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pay 19.1% more for childcare

 
Paris
Canterbury
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $756.26
€666.45
$1,065.95
£791.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,942.48
€14,049.15
$15,498.45
£11,514.29

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Paris
Canterbury
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€6.61
$6.43
£4.77
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.31
€3.80
$4.22
£3.13
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.40
€11.81
$20.66
£15.35

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

 
Paris
Canterbury
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$103.81
€91.48
$100.09
£74.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.57
€41.04
$30.67
£22.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$111.54
€98.30
$92.02
£68.37

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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