Cost of living comparison
Miami is 20.6% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Miami instead of Paris, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
Paris
|
Miami
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.31
|
$28.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.25
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.90
|
$3.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.82
|
$2.60
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Paris
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.91
|
$4.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.69
|
$7.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.15
|
$4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.62
|
$4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.02
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.43
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.69
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.05
|
$1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$1.52
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
Paris
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.29
|
$3.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.17
|
$113.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,126.25
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.65
|
$14.44
|
|
pay 67.1% more for housing
Paris
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.04
|
$66.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,301.89
|
$2,828.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,006.83
|
$2,126.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€179.37
|
$119.38
|
|
pay 63.9% more for childcare
Paris
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€720.11
|
$1,281.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,180.43
|
$25,250.00
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.14
|
$7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.11
|
$5.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.76
|
$11.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.74
|
$71.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.27
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
Paris
|
Miami
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€98.85
|
$51.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.34
|
$54.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.21
|
$85.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€141.85
|
$122.00
|
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