Cost of living comparison
Paris is 18.2% more expensive than Salem.
If you lived in Paris instead of Salem, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
Salem
|
Paris
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$4.09
€3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$2.96
€2.76
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Salem
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
|
$11.23
€10.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
|
$5.41
€5.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
|
$4.85
€4.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$6.32
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.58
€1.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
Salem
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$7.65
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$92.60
€86.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,822.84
|
$32,688.77
€30,497.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.44
|
$24.84
€23.17
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Salem
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
|
$33.65
€31.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,833.33
|
$1,367.25
€1,275.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,633.33
|
$1,057.37
€986.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.06
|
$188.37
€175.74
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
Salem
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,162.50
|
$756.26
€705.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,942.48
€14,873.79
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Salem
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.50
€7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
|
$4.31
€4.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$13.40
€12.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.00
|
$36.48
€34.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$13.93
€13.00
|
|
pay 52.5% more for clothing
Salem
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.88
|
$103.81
€96.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
|
$46.57
€43.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$111.54
€104.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.33
|
$148.98
€138.99
|
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