Cost of living comparison
Konstanz is 8.5% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.4% less in Konstanz
- Groceries
-
pay 19.0% less in Konstanz
- Transportation
-
pay 19.2% less in Konstanz
- Housing
-
pay 15.7% more in Konstanz
- Childcare
-
pay 7.8% less in Konstanz
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 12.9% less in Konstanz
- Clothing
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pay 9.6% less in Konstanz
Expenses including transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Konstanz.
If you lived in Konstanz instead of Paris, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Konstanz
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.72
|
$17.15
€14.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€10.97
|
$11.79
€10.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.49
|
$3.15
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.52
|
$2.93
€2.50
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Paris
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.71
|
$2.16
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.58
|
$7.02
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.61
|
$4.31
€3.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.14
|
$3.33
€2.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.39
|
$6.61
€5.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.35
|
$1.26
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.67
€0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.28
|
$0.96
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.52
|
$2.16
€1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.94
|
$0.76
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.03
|
$0.85
€0.72
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Paris
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.53
|
$7.37
€6.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€79.01
|
$52.52
€44.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€27,890.06
|
$31,529.78
€26,901.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.19
|
$18.33
€15.64
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
Paris
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€28.71
|
$49.26
€42.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,166.54
|
$1,135.71
€968.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€902.15
|
$868.12
€740.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€160.72
|
$284.43
€242.67
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
Paris
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€645.24
|
$607.28
€518.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€13,602.12
|
$16,577.62
€14,144.03
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.40
|
$4.50
€3.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.68
|
$3.64
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.43
|
$8.79
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€31.13
|
$51.35
€43.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.89
|
$11.79
€10.06
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Paris
|
Konstanz
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€88.57
|
$117.78
€100.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€39.73
|
$24.11
€20.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€95.17
|
$106.82
€91.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€127.11
|
$149.51
€127.56
|
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