Cost of living comparison
Swindon is 15.0% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.8% less in Swindon
- Groceries
-
pay 21.9% less in Swindon
- Transportation
-
pay 6.4% less in Swindon
- Housing
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pay 5.6% less in Swindon
- Childcare
-
pay 6.7% less in Swindon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.3% more in Swindon
- Clothing
-
pay 32.9% less in Swindon
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, and housing are lower in Swindon.
If you lived in Swindon instead of Paris, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$19.37
£14.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.31
|
$8.84
£6.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.60
|
$1.59
£1.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.60
|
$1.21
£0.91
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.76
|
$1.44
£1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.88
|
$4.07
£3.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.75
|
$6.33
£4.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.26
|
$3.53
£2.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.56
|
$3.50
£2.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.39
|
$1.34
£1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$0.78
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.32
|
$1.40
£1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.56
|
$1.84
£1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.97
|
$0.96
£0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.06
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.73
|
$6.99
£5.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€81.43
|
$89.12
£67.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€28,743.93
|
$36,531.14
£27,538.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.84
|
$18.62
£14.04
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€29.59
|
$39.02
£29.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,202.25
|
$1,155.93
£871.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€929.77
|
$1,052.60
£793.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€165.64
|
$146.30
£110.29
|
|
pay 6.7% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€665.00
|
$1,162.38
£876.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,018.55
|
$5,237.18
£3,948.01
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.60
|
$4.97
£3.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.79
|
$3.73
£2.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.78
|
$20.28
£15.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€32.08
|
$33.32
£25.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.25
|
$15.49
£11.67
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€91.28
|
$54.89
£41.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€40.95
|
$37.13
£27.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€98.08
|
$82.66
£62.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€131.00
|
$91.70
£69.13
|
|
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