Cost of Living in
France

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1521	$3411
Without rent	$660	$2716
Rent & Utilities	$953.66	$1726.49
Food	$454	$1203
Transport	$109.27	$314.71
Monthly salary after tax	$2441.65
Human freedom index	9.26
Life expectancy	87.57
English speaking %	65.2%
Population	67.0M

The cost of living in France is $1521, which is 1.45 times more expensive than the world average. France is ranked 34th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in France is $2441.65, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months.

France

We calculate prices for France as a population-weighted mean of 1119 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1521	34 / 208
Without rent	$660	47 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$953.66	22 / 208
Food	$454	44 / 208
Transport	$109.27	37 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	903.19$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	582.95$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1371.23$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1567.7$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	127.98$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	214.97$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	28.46$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.4$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	5074$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	5102$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	13.9$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	58.01$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	9.74$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	7.28$
Cappuccino	3.16$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	3.2$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	1.78$
Monthly ticket local transport	66.33$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	16.46$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	2.09$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.3$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	2.21$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.3$
Eggs, x12	4.5$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	16.92$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	12.51$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	19.78$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.31$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.94$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.52$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.57$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.78$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.3$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.53$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	2.97$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	7.14$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.68$
Cigarette pack	12.87$
Cold medicince, 1 week	8$
Hair Shampoo	4.22$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	2.16$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.32$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	37.49$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	10.18$
Doctor's visit	31.06$
Haircut, simple	16.12$
Brand Jeans	82.63$
Brand Sneakers	108.5$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	600.27$
International Primary School, 1 year	10138$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Meuse	$2697
2	Jura (France)	$2653
3	Nivernais	$2404
4	Berry	$2251
5	Hauts-de-Seine	$2177
6	Ile-de-France	$1997
7	Pas-de-Calais	$1919
8	Essonne	$1871
9	Rhone	$1866
10	Rhone-Alpes	$1829
11	Bas-Rhin	$1802
12	Loire-Atlantique	$1797
13	Maurienne	$1794
14	Ain	$1743
15	Provence	$1742
16	Tarn	$1720
17	Champagne-Ardenne	$1715
18	Rouergue	$1700
19	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1697
20	Savoie	$1678
21	Haute-Savoie	$1675
22	Poitou-Charentes	$1668
23	Guyenne and Gascony	$1661
24	Allier	$1645
25	Alsace	$1636
26	Champagne	$1635
27	Gironde	$1629
28	Roussillon	$1624
29	Val-dOise	$1616
30	Occitanie	$1608
31	Oise	$1579
32	Martinique	$1572
33	Charente	$1549
34	Nord (France)	$1549
35	Pays de la Loire	$1547
36	Belfort	$1545
37	Corsica	$1544
38	New Caledonia	$1544
39	Pyrenees-Atlantiques	$1538
40	Isere	$1537
41	Var	$1533
42	Bearn	$1530
43	Charente-Maritime	$1518
44	Aquitaine	$1516
45	Burgundy	$1515
46	Anjou	$1514
47	Basque Country	$1509
48	Grand Est	$1486
49	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	$1484
50	Alpes-Maritimes	$1482
51	Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	$1481
52	Reunion	$1481
53	Auvergne	$1480
54	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	$1478
55	Hautes-Alpes	$1476
56	Aveyron	$1474
57	Soissonnais	$1470
58	Beauvaisis	$1469
59	French Guiana	$1465
60	Normandy	$1460
61	Guadeloupe	$1450
62	Landes	$1418
63	Centre-Val de Loire	$1405
64	Montmagny	$1403
65	Orleanais	$1400
66	Foix	$1392
67	Cote-dOr	$1386
68	Brie	$1382
69	Gascony	$1376
70	Upper Corsica	$1372
71	Basque	$1371
72	Val-de-Marne	$1371
73	French Polynesia	$1362
74	Loiret	$1359
75	Lozere	$1339
76	Bretagne	$1336
77	Lons-le-Saunier	$1335
78	Occitania	$1334
79	Agenais	$1322
80	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1316
81	Ardeche	$1315
82	Aube	$1307
83	Mayotte	$1301
84	Correze	$1298
85	Orleans	$1295
86	Moselle	$1288
87	Guyenne	$1286
88	Nievre	$1286
89	Aisne	$1281
90	Langoumois	$1267
91	Bugey	$1262
92	Lower Normandy	$1262
93	Poitou	$1262
94	Perigord Noir	$1261
95	Perche	$1255
96	Yvelines	$1252
97	Limousin	$1251
98	Gard	$1247
99	Gers	$1236
100	Eure-et-Loir	$1234
101	Herault	$1233
102	Bruges (France)	$1227
103	Vendee	$1217
104	Dauphine	$1213
105	Franche-Comte	$1200
106	Beauce	$1194
107	Forez	$1173
108	Quercy	$1164
109	Vendomois	$1164
110	Hauts-de-France	$1159
111	Maine-et-Loire	$1152
112	Hautes-Pyrenees	$1132
113	Perigord	$1126
114	Haute-Loire	$1118
115	Brittany	$1113
116	Loire	$1113
117	Vivarais	$1102
118	Languedoc	$1090
119	Nord-Pas-de-Calais	$1087
120	Comminges	$1073
121	Seine-et-Marne	$1067
122	Picardy	$1057
123	Pays-de-la-Loire	$1047
124	Artois	$1038
125	Haute-Garonne	$1038
126	Yonne	$1033
127	Touraine	$1032
128	Haute-Vienne	$1022
129	Pyrenees-Orientales	$1016
130	Aunis and Saintonge	$1012
131	Drome	$1011
132	Indre-et-Loire	$999
133	Hautes-Garonne	$987
134	Languedoc-Roussillon	$987
135	Finistere	$970
136	Monaco	$7654
137	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
138	Singapore	$3385
139	Neuchatel	$3164
140	Ile-de-France	$2736
141	Zurich	$2715
142	California	$2710
143	Queretaro	$2187
144	United States	$2149
145	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
146	Aland	$2038
147	Ostergotland	$1978
148	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
149	Hoki	$1897
150	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
151	Liege	$1878
152	Plzen	$1831
153	South Pyongan	$1816
154	Hokkaido	$1802
155	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
156	Nampo	$1690
157	Jonkoping	$1661
158	Rikuchu	$1633
159	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
160	Caceres	$1564
161	Holguin	$1508
162	Usti nad Labem	$1462
163	Cadiz	$1459
164	Orebro	$1456
165	Kavala	$1444
166	Limon	$1428
167	Al Bahah	$1394
168	Colon (Panama)	$1391
169	Zlin	$1388
170	Vastmanland	$1381
171	Omi	$1355
172	Tacuarembo	$1343
173	Siauliai County	$1329
174	Ahuachapan	$1327
175	Shimosa	$1324
176	Ciego de Avila	$1316
177	Tokai	$1300
178	Xanthi	$1280
179	Dembeni	$1275
180	Panama	$1271
181	Bayamon	$1269
182	Paysandu	$1264
183	Usulutan	$1259
184	Zilina	$1252
185	Hyuga	$1251
186	Guantanamo	$1238
187	Panama	$1234
188	Ioannina	$1231
189	Igdir	$1230
190	Panama Oeste	$1230
191	San-Pedro	$1203
192	Klaipeda	$1201
193	Tillaberi	$1200
194	Etchu	$1194
195	Vlore	$1194
196	Constanta	$1189
197	Kai	$1170
198	Pinar del Rio	$1161
199	Riga Planning Region	$1154
200	Camaguey	$1149
201	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
202	Lodz	$1132
203	Chania	$1130
204	Causeni	$1128
205	Presov	$1128
206	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
207	Kermanshah	$1116
208	Franche-Comte	$1113
209	Yoro	$1112
210	Tekirdag	$1111
211	Zambezia	$1107
212	Bahia	$1102
213	Setubal	$1097
214	Drama	$1085
215	Kastoria	$1081
216	Suo	$1080
217	Balikesir	$1075
218	Thies	$1074
219	Trencin	$1063
220	Serres	$1060
221	Dubasari	$1050
222	Rethymno	$1045
223	Equateur	$1036
224	Espirito Santo	$1034
225	Suchitepequez	$1030
226	Haut-Uele	$1027
227	Gabu	$1019
228	Straseni	$1015
229	Brasov	$1014
230	Goias	$1013
231	Boke	$1007
232	Mexico	$1007
233	Totomi	$995
234	Siauliai	$994
235	Colon (Cuba)	$992
236	Banska Bystrica	$983
237	Panevezys	$969
238	Iasi	$963
239	Sao Paulo	$961
240	Kozuke	$956
241	Klaipeda County	$952
242	Izmir	$949
243	Osumi	$945
244	Kutahya	$934
245	Quilpue	$930
246	Hradec Kralove	$929
247	Kasai	$920
248	Kasai-Oriental	$919
249	Gueckedou	$918
250	Michoacan	$908
251	Eskisehir	$906
252	Extreme-Nord	$900
253	Solola	$897
254	Timis	$890
255	Bafata	$878
256	Kahramanmaras	$878
257	Usak	$877
258	Guatemala	$876
259	Uige	$872
260	Dien Bien	$871
261	Estado de Mexico	$864
262	Yucatan	$864
263	Durres	$856
264	Guaira	$856
265	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
266	Diyarbakir	$850
267	Cotui	$846
268	Ceara	$845
269	Francisco Morazan	$845
270	Botosani	$841
271	Esteli	$838
272	Buzau	$834
273	Botosani	$829
274	Forecariah	$826
275	Kirikkale	$816
276	Maan	$816
277	San Luis Potosi	$814
278	Boyaca	$812
279	Tucuman	$812
280	Caras-Severin	$810
281	Neuquen	$806
282	Bekes	$799
283	Hoki Province	$787
284	Adiyaman	$779
285	Arges	$779
286	Neamt	$777
287	Raska	$771
288	Atlantico	$768
289	Marijampole	$762
290	Para	$756
291	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
292	Ialomita	$751
293	Veszprem	$751
294	Wasit	$751
295	Huila	$747
296	Sirvan	$747
297	Canakkale	$743
298	Aydin	$733
299	Elazig	$730
300	Chisinau	$726
301	Nuevo Leon	$720
302	Shkoder	$718
303	Korce	$710
304	Khuzestan	$708
305	Copiapo	$705
306	Bazega	$694
307	Curico	$692
308	Hamadan	$689
309	Mures	$683
310	Passore	$680
311	Braila	$675
312	Oueme	$671
313	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
314	Iasi	$668
315	Djibouti	$666
316	Rezekne	$664
317	Laayoune	$660
318	Nghe An	$657
319	Awash	$655
320	Elazig	$650
321	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
322	Gilan	$644
323	Meknes	$634
324	Mures	$633
325	Khenifra	$631
326	Tuyen Quang	$628
327	Bacau	$624
328	Paraguari	$622
329	Caras-Severin	$620
330	Piaui	$620
331	Binh Phuoc	$612
332	Osh	$608
333	Chuy Province	$607
334	Vinh Long	$607
335	Anse-a-Veau	$604
336	Dambovita	$604
337	Medias	$602
338	Koulpelogo	$595
339	Anosy	$594
340	Rio San Juan	$590
341	Bac Lieu	$587
342	Ninh Thuan	$585
343	Setif	$582
344	Duzce	$573
345	Ain Beida	$572
346	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
347	Agri	$569
348	Maramures	$569
349	Al Mahwit	$568
350	Hau Giang	$567
351	Dak Lak	$566
352	Al Hoceima	$562
353	Nis	$561
354	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
355	Cadiz	$542
356	Valcea	$542
357	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
358	Bac Giang	$536
359	Soc Trang	$535
360	Miragoane	$533
361	Bechar	$531
362	Menaka	$525
363	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
364	Karbala	$522
365	Lere	$516
366	Stavropol	$514
367	Yen Bai	$513
368	Kirklareli	$512
369	Hajjah	$507
370	Son La	$502
371	San Andres	$500
372	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
373	Sadah	$495
374	Dhaka	$489
375	Sale	$489
376	Corum	$484
377	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
378	Binh Dinh	$480
379	Oulmes	$480
380	Caaguazu	$478
381	Arta	$476
382	Dong Nai	$473
383	Lang Son	$470
384	Salar	$470
385	Kenitra	$467
386	Quang Tri	$466
387	Ayni	$465
388	Dong Thap	$463
389	Narino	$462
390	Maharashtra	$461
391	Quang Ninh	$453
392	Nam Dinh	$448
393	Ain Temouchent	$444
394	Thanh Hoa	$444
395	Sanaa	$443
396	MSila	$441
397	Binh Duong	$438
398	Homs	$436
399	Khemisset	$435
400	Medenine	$433
401	Ca Mau	$431
402	Kebili	$431
403	Thua Thien Hue	$431
404	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
405	Ain Defla	$426
406	Mazandaran	$426
407	Binh Thuan	$424
408	Tamba	$423
409	Jaen (Peru)	$422
410	Tetouan	$414
411	Al Bayda	$412
412	Ysyk-Kol	$411
413	Tebessa	$409
414	Bejaia	$405
415	Misratah	$399
416	Baghlan	$398
417	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
418	Daharia	$393
419	Al Bayda	$390
420	San Joaquin	$389
421	Tay Ninh	$389
422	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
423	Kien Giang	$381
424	Saida	$381
425	Gabes	$377
426	Kosice	$372
427	Sabha	$365
428	Bihar	$363
429	Kien Giang	$363
430	Quang Nam	$363
431	Samana	$360
432	Medea	$333
433	Ben Tre	$324
434	Naama	$302