Cost of living comparison
Sunderland is 8.9% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.0% less in Sunderland
- Groceries
-
pay 28.5% less in Sunderland
- Transportation
-
pay 14.3% less in Sunderland
- Housing
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pay 9.4% less in Sunderland
- Childcare
-
pay 44.2% more in Sunderland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.7% less in Sunderland
- Clothing
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pay 24.9% less in Sunderland
Expenses including groceries, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sunderland.
If you lived in Sunderland instead of Paris, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Sunderland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.17
|
$19.37
£14.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.33
|
$9.29
£6.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.61
|
$2.11
£1.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.61
|
$1.52
£1.13
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Sunderland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.77
|
$1.51
£1.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.90
|
$5.02
£3.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.76
|
$5.72
£4.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.27
|
$3.46
£2.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.57
|
$3.84
£2.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.39
|
$1.24
£0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$0.72
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.32
|
$1.15
£0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.57
|
$1.52
£1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.97
|
$0.69
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.07
|
$0.69
£0.51
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Sunderland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.75
|
$7.08
£5.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€81.60
|
$73.62
£54.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€28,806.66
|
$36,531.14
£27,140.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.89
|
$14.62
£10.86
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Sunderland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€29.66
|
$45.92
£34.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,204.87
|
$762.01
£566.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€931.80
|
$581.19
£431.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€166.00
|
$217.28
£161.43
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
|
Paris
|
Sunderland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€666.45
|
$1,323.83
£983.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,049.15
|
$18,081.52
£13,433.34
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Sunderland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.61
|
$5.17
£3.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.80
|
$4.44
£3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.81
|
$15.50
£11.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€32.15
|
$40.36
£29.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.28
|
$11.62
£8.64
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Sunderland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€91.48
|
$77.49
£57.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€41.04
|
$38.75
£28.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€98.30
|
$95.43
£70.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€131.28
|
$84.81
£63.01
|
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