Wednesday, April 9, 2008

So What's It Take to Live in Paris?

My monthly life in Paris:

Rent: 570 euros for a 15 m studio in the 11th, all charges included.

Electric: about 60 euros every two months.

Phone/Internet: 60 euros every two months.

Cellphone: about 35 euros a month (it's pay-as-you-go)

Groceries: umm, 30 euros a week.

Metro Pass: I'm currently spending 118 euros a month for zones 1-6. I think for zones 1-2, it's about 55 euros.

Dining Out:
-a non-happy hour cocktail is anywhere from 8-12 euros (expect it to be TINY).
-a beer is around 5-10 euros.
-a sushi dinner is 10-15 euros.
-a tomato and cheese OR chestnut spread and banana crepe is 4 euros
-fondue is around 15 euros.
-steak and fries (classic bistro food. yummy!) is about 12-15 euros.

So bare bones living, without dining out is around 750 euros a month. At this point, I don't even try to put that into U.S. dollars because it just makes me depressed.

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