Cost of living comparison
Los Angeles is 25.6% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Los Angeles instead of Paris, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Los Angeles
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.93
|
$2.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Paris
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.93
|
$4.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.78
|
$6.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.19
|
$4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.07
|
$7.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.71
|
$2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Paris
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.35
|
$4.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.88
|
$79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,377.20
|
$30,499.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.84
|
$16.52
|
|
pay 66.6% more for housing
Paris
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.30
|
$72.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,312.39
|
$2,395.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,014.95
|
$2,100.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.81
|
$144.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Paris
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.92
|
$1,778.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,302.82
|
$28,750.00
|
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Los Angeles
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.86
|
$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€35.02
|
$59.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Paris
|
Los Angeles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.64
|
$58.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.70
|
$42.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€107.07
|
$101.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€143.00
|
$144.74
|
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