Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 0.8% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Paris, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.20
|
$17.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.16
|
$10.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.87
|
$2.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.80
|
$1.99
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
|
Paris
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
$3.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.62
|
$4.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.11
|
$3.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.58
|
$3.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.97
|
$5.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$2.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.42
|
$2.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.68
|
$2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.04
|
$1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.24
|
$3.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€87.54
|
$75.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€30,902.59
|
$32,650.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.48
|
$15.25
|
|
pay 13.1% more for housing
|
Paris
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€31.81
|
$66.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,292.54
|
$1,195.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€999.59
|
$1,106.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€178.08
|
$119.54
|
|
pay 57.0% more for childcare
|
Paris
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€714.94
|
$1,324.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,071.35
|
$22,140.67
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Minnesota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.09
|
$5.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.08
|
$5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.66
|
$9.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.49
|
$48.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.17
|
$13.28
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€98.14
|
$52.74
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.02
|
$47.94
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€105.45
|
$84.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€140.83
|
$103.00
|
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