Cost of Living Comparison Between Bordeaux and Paris Cost of Living Comparison Between Bordeaux and Paris

🙂 Solo nomad: Bordeaux is 7.5% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 22% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bordeaux is 7% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 22.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$21.18 €18.29

$17.47 €15.09

21.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.7 €55.9

$73 €63

-11.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.38 €9.83

$13.73 €11.85

-17.12%

Cappuccino

$3.79 €3.28

$4.63 €4

-18.14%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.86 €2.47

$3.96 €3.42

-27.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 €1.49

$3.25 €2.81

-46.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.94 €6.85

$8.3 €7.17

-4.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.74 €5.82

$8.26 €7.13

-18.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.29 €1.11

$1.56 €1.34

-17.31%

White Bread (500g)

$2.18 €1.88

$2.11 €1.82

3.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3 €2.59

$2.88 €2.49

4.17%

Eggs

$5.27 €4.55

$5.18 €4.47

1.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.49 €13.37

$26.05 €22.49

-40.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.73 €14.45

$13.9 €12

20.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$23 €19.86

$19.54 €16.87

17.71%

Apples (1kg)

$3.37 €2.91

$3.49 €3.01

-3.44%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$2.37 €2.05

-4.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.81 €3.29

$3.54 €3.06

7.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.68 €4.04

$3.81 €3.29

22.83%

Potato (1kg)

$2.4 €2.07

$2.71 €2.34

-11.44%

Onion (1kg)

$2.84 €2.45

$2.96 €2.55

-4.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.89 €1.63

$1.87 €1.62

1.07%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 €0.58

$0.91 €0.78

-26.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.41 €11.58

$15.12 €13.05

-11.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.6 €9.15

$9.41 €8.12

12.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.26 €3.68

$2.74 €2.36

55.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.44 €3.83

$4.05 €3.5

9.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.14 €1.85

$2.88 €2.49

-25.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$44.97 €38.82

$104 €89.9

-56.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.76 €4.11

$9.27 €8.01

-48.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.69 €1.46

$2.02 €1.74

-16.34%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$47.76 €41.24

$56.1 €48.41

-14.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.06 €1.78

$2.17 €1.87

-5.07%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$37.3K €32.2K

$36.2K €31.3K

3.03%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$36.8K €31.8K

$36.7K €31.7K

0.38%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$256 €221

$248 €214

3.01%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$24.75 €21.37

$17.14 €14.8

44.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.15 €28.62

$35.65 €30.78

-7.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.1 €32.9

$39.13 €33.78

-2.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.48 €24.59

$19.31 €16.67

47.49%

Cinema Ticket

$14.1 €12.18

$15.6 €13.47

-9.62%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$828 €715

$874 €754

-5.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,388 €8,106

$15K €13K

-37.53%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$109 €94.1

$116 €99.8

-5.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.01 €38.86

$47.44 €40.96

-5.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.1 €82.1

$125 €108

-23.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$145 €125

$156 €135

-7.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$882 €761

$1,613 €1,393

-45.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$716 €618

$1,181 €1,020

-39.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,606 €1,387

$3,656 €3,156

-56.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,218 €1,052

$2,270 €1,960

-46.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,917 €5,109

$13.8K €12K

-57.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,780 €4,127

$9,373 €8,093

-49.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,748 €2,372

$3,765 €3,251

-27.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.79

3.55

6.76%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bordeaux: October 29, 2025

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

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