Cost of living comparison
Santa Fe is 1.4% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Santa Fe instead of Paris, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
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Paris
|
Santa Fe
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$18.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
$10.00
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.82
|
$2.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.76
|
$1.77
|
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pay 4.1% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Santa Fe
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$2.70
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.48
|
$6.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.04
|
$3.86
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.52
|
$3.40
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.90
|
$4.15
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.48
|
$2.21
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.68
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$2.43
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.66
|
$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$0.93
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.24
|
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pay 16.7% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Santa Fe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.14
|
$3.15
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€86.39
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€30,497.52
|
$45,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.17
|
$17.66
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
|
Paris
|
Santa Fe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€31.40
|
$79.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,275.60
|
$1,816.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€986.49
|
$1,620.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€175.74
|
$161.75
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
|
Paris
|
Santa Fe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€705.57
|
$1,233.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,873.79
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Santa Fe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.00
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.02
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.50
|
$9.50
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.04
|
$120.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.00
|
$13.75
|
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pay 38.5% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Santa Fe
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€96.85
|
$48.33
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€43.45
|
$25.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€104.07
|
$87.50
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€138.99
|
$100.00
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