What does Emily vs. Spends on clothes and rent | Popgen Tech

It’s no secret that Emily Cooper’s life goes on Emily in Paris aspires — not only is she uprooting her life in Chicago to move to the city of love, but she’s doing it in style. Emily is always smartly dressed, lives in a cute apartment in the center of Paris and leads a glamorous social life. The show returned for its third season on December 21, and the question is: How much will it all really cost? Would she be able to afford her lifestyle on her marketing assistant salary, or is she too much in the red to support this lavish lifestyle?

It turns out that if Emily was real, she would have a lot of credit card debt. According to Glassdoor, the average salary for her job in Paris is just €35,873 (NewCasinos puts her income slightly higher at €45,251 — $46,981 in US dollars). Meanwhile, in a NewCasinos study, her annual expenses are estimated at more than $120,000 on essentials such as accommodation and restaurants, as well as pleasant things such as shopping.

Emily’s wardrobe is enviable—filled with designer clothes and accessories—so it’s no surprise that most of her imaginary money goes on shopping. According to NewCasinos estimates, the heroine spends $76,795 on clothes alone to have the likes of Valentino, Prada, Christian Louboutin and Balmain in her wardrobe. With thrift stores and clothing rental companies on the rise, we *hope* Emily will take advantage of the subsidized prices instead of buying these items at full price.

Rent is Emily’s second largest expense at approximately $33,128, which is more than half of her estimated annual salary. But the price tag makes sense for its location near Paris’ famous Pantheon on Place Estropad in the 5th arrondissement. It costs another $2,947 annually to get from her apartment to work, most of which comes from her propensity to use taxis on the city’s subway system, and another $2,372 goes to utilities.

Paris is home to fine dining, but Emilie doesn’t seem to be splurging on the food category. Estimated annual expenses for a young marketing professional are just over $3,000 (about $250 a month), although coffee is valued at another $228. It probably helps that she gets a lot of her meals compared to her romance with Chef Gabriel, played by Lucas Bravo. Similarly, her nights out with her friend Mindy or her boss Camila only cost her about $1,300.

When you crunch the numbers, Emily’s lifestyle seems out of reach for the average (and real) person. “Emily in Paris is a show that’s all about extravagance, but it’s fun to see how unrealistic Emily’s life of luxury is,” a NewCasinos spokesperson said in a press release. “The findings are a friendly reminder that her lifestyle is not exactly one to be admired.” At least not in a practical sense.