Cost of living comparison
Wisconsin is 0.6% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Wisconsin instead of Paris, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Wisconsin
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.20
|
$15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.16
|
$10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.87
|
$2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.80
|
$1.83
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Paris
|
Wisconsin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.62
|
$5.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.11
|
$3.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.58
|
$3.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.97
|
$5.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.42
|
$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.68
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.04
|
$0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.18
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Paris
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.24
|
$3.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€87.54
|
$48.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€30,902.59
|
$27,075.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.48
|
$18.01
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
Paris
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€31.81
|
$66.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,292.54
|
$1,172.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€999.59
|
$1,035.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€178.08
|
$139.00
|
|
pay 82.4% more for childcare
Paris
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€714.94
|
$1,476.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,071.35
|
$27,034.78
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.09
|
$4.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.08
|
$5.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.66
|
$9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.49
|
$48.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.17
|
$12.19
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Paris
|
Wisconsin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€98.14
|
$51.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.02
|
$40.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€105.45
|
$85.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€140.83
|
$108.03
|
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