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New York vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

New York is 11.4% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% less in New York
Groceries: pay 13.7% more in New York
Transportation: pay 18.7% less in New York
Housing: pay 39.9% more in New York
Childcare: pay 77.6% more in New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% more in New York
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in New York

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in New York are more expensive than in Paris. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in New York. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in New York.

New York vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 20.1% less for restaurants

	Paris	New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$19.04	+18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €12.47	$10.50	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.97	$2.37	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.87	$1.83	-38.0%
Average			-20.1%

Paris vs. New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.7% more for groceries

	Paris	New York
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.95	$3.74	+86.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.89	$7.35	-34.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €5.24	$4.05	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.70	$3.87	-20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €6.13	$5.18	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.53	$2.36	+48.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.02	$0.80	-23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.45	$2.10	+40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.72	$2.36	+33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.07	$1.54	+39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.17	$1.49	+23.1%
Average			+13.7%

Paris vs. New York - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.7% less for transportation

	Paris	New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.42	$3.60	-53.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €89.80	$97.65	+5.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €31,701.28	$31,535.81	-3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €24.09	$18.98	-23.6%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 39.9% more for housing

	Paris	New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €32.64	$63.86	+89.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,325.95	$1,925.71	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €1,025.43	$1,646.33	+55.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €182.68	$138.03	-26.7%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 77.6% more for childcare

	Paris	New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €733.42	$1,553.18	+105.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €15,460.87	$23,861.84	+49.7%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.28	$6.09	-18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €4.18	$4.84	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €12.99	$13.68	+2.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €35.38	$63.42	+73.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.51	$15.22	+9.2%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Paris	New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €100.67	$50.08	-51.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €45.16	$41.74	-10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €108.17	$82.58	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €144.47	$112.43	-24.5%
Average			-28.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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