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Mississippi vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Mississippi is 9.7% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% less in Mississippi
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in Mississippi
Transportation: pay 37.0% less in Mississippi
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Mississippi
Childcare: pay 53.4% more in Mississippi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in Mississippi
Clothing: pay 34.2% less in Mississippi

The cost of childcare and housing in Mississippi are more expensive than in Paris. Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mississippi.

Mississippi vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mississippi instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 29.5% less for restaurants

	Paris	Mississippi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$16.21	+0.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €12.47	$9.46	-26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.97	$2.06	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.87	$1.70	-42.7%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Paris	Mississippi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.95	$2.75	+36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.89	$5.60	-50.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €5.24	$3.80	-29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.70	$3.19	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €6.13	$4.23	-33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.53	$2.00	+26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.02	$0.73	-30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.45	$1.44	-4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.72	$1.70	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.07	$1.38	+24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.17	$1.03	-14.8%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 37.0% less for transportation

	Paris	Mississippi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.42	$2.81	-63.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €89.80	$40.67	-56.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €31,701.28	$37,721.76	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €24.09	$13.83	-44.3%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Paris	Mississippi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €32.64	$68.08	+102.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,325.95	$1,083.04	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €1,025.43	$969.79	-8.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €182.68	$119.32	-36.7%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 53.4% more for childcare

	Paris	Mississippi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €733.42	$1,753.67	+131.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €15,460.87	$11,930.57	-25.2%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Mississippi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.28	$4.43	-41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €4.18	$4.93	+14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €12.99	$8.53	-36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €35.38	$32.00	-12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.51	$10.91	-21.7%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

	Paris	Mississippi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €100.67	$37.46	-63.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €45.16	$42.86	-8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €108.17	$80.22	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €144.47	$94.17	-36.8%
Average			-34.2%

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