Cost of living comparison
Costa Mesa is 12.7% more expensive than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.2% less in Costa Mesa
- Groceries
-
pay 16.6% more in Costa Mesa
- Transportation
-
pay 29.6% less in Costa Mesa
- Housing
-
pay 84.4% more in Costa Mesa
- Childcare
-
pay 45.5% more in Costa Mesa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.2% more in Costa Mesa
- Clothing
-
pay 22.3% less in Costa Mesa
The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Costa Mesa are more expensive than in Paris. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Costa Mesa. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Costa Mesa.
If you lived in Costa Mesa instead of Paris, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Costa Mesa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€10.92
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.47
|
$3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.51
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Paris
|
Costa Mesa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.70
|
$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.54
|
$5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.59
|
$4.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.12
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.37
|
$4.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.34
|
$2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.89
|
$0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.27
|
$2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.51
|
$2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.94
|
$2.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.03
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Paris
|
Costa Mesa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.50
|
$4.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€78.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€27,752.51
|
$25,499.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.09
|
?? | |
pay 84.4% more for housing
Paris
|
Costa Mesa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€28.57
|
$66.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,160.78
|
$2,798.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€897.70
|
$2,466.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€159.92
|
$191.41
|
|
pay 45.5% more for childcare
Paris
|
Costa Mesa
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€642.06
|
$1,100.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€13,535.03
|
?? | |
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Costa Mesa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.66
|
$5.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.37
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€30.97
|
$40.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$15.10
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Paris
|
Costa Mesa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€88.13
|
$51.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€39.54
|
$48.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€94.70
|
$86.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€126.48
|
$117.25
|
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