Cost of living comparison
Houston is 2.2% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Houston instead of Paris, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Houston
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.92
|
$2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Paris
|
Houston
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$2.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.77
|
$6.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$3.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$5.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$1.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$1.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
Paris
|
Houston
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.34
|
$2.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.78
|
$75.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
$36,278.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.82
|
$18.79
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
Paris
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
$66.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
$1,582.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
$1,189.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
$148.41
|
|
pay 68.5% more for childcare
Paris
|
Houston
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.08
|
$1,457.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
$23,000.00
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Houston
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.98
|
$39.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Paris
|
Houston
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
$47.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
$43.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
$103.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$132.12
|
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