Cost of living comparison
Paris is 10.9% more expensive than Washington.
If you lived in Paris instead of Washington, you would:
pay 29.9% more for restaurants
Washington
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.30
|
$19.49
€17.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$13.00
€11.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$3.72
€3.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$3.01
€2.72
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Washington
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
|
$1.93
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
|
$11.66
€10.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
|
$5.86
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$4.70
€4.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
|
$7.05
€6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$1.67
€1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.17
€1.05
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Washington
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$7.76
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.04
|
$92.05
€82.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,217.91
|
$32,489.61
€29,277.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.44
|
$23.63
€21.29
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Washington
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.28
|
$32.31
€29.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.10
|
$1,462.11
€1,317.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,467.71
|
$1,074.44
€968.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.11
|
$171.90
€154.90
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Washington
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,640.90
|
$829.69
€747.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,057.56
|
$16,485.47
€14,855.55
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
|
$7.58
€6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$4.52
€4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.27
|
$13.00
€11.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.94
|
$41.22
€37.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.63
|
$14.08
€12.69
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
Washington
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.05
|
$102.11
€92.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$44.38
€39.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.77
|
$110.05
€99.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.45
|
$156.00
€140.57
|
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