Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 4.7% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Paris, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Colorado
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.20
|
$19.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.16
|
$11.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.87
|
$2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.80
|
$2.32
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
Paris
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
$3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.62
|
$7.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.11
|
$3.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.58
|
$3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.97
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$2.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.42
|
$1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.68
|
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.04
|
$1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Paris
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.24
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€87.54
|
$88.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€30,902.59
|
$31,015.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.48
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
Paris
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€31.81
|
$66.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,292.54
|
$1,907.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€999.59
|
$1,578.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€178.08
|
$140.99
|
|
pay 46.0% more for childcare
Paris
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€714.94
|
$1,413.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,071.35
|
$16,745.82
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.09
|
$5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.08
|
$5.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.66
|
$9.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.49
|
$53.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.17
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Paris
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€98.14
|
$54.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.02
|
$49.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€105.45
|
$89.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€140.83
|
$113.77
|
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