Cost of Living Comparison Between Bourges and Paris Cost of Living Comparison Between Bourges and Paris

🙂 Solo nomad: Bourges is 6.2% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 24% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Bourges is 10.8% more expensive than Paris without rent, and 23.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.64 €15.23

$17.47 €15.09

0.97%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$76.5 €66.1

$73 €63

4.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.65 €10.92

$13.73 €11.85

-7.87%

Cappuccino

$3.95 €3.41

$4.63 €4

-14.69%

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

$2.93 €2.53

$3.96 €3.42

-26.01%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.84 €1.59

$3.25 €2.81

-43.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.05 €6.95

$8.3 €7.17

-3.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.77 €5.85

$8.26 €7.13

-18.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.48 €1.28

$1.56 €1.34

-5.13%

White Bread (500g)

$2.55 €2.2

$2.11 €1.82

20.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.55 €2.2

$2.88 €2.49

-11.46%

Eggs

$4.35 €3.76

$5.18 €4.47

-16.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$24.42 €21.09

$26.05 €22.49

-6.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.83 €13.66

$13.9 €12

13.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$25.75 €22.24

$19.54 €16.87

31.78%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 €2.41

$3.49 €3.01

-20.06%

Banana (1kg)

$2.48 €2.14

$2.37 €2.05

4.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.5 €3.02

$3.54 €3.06

-1.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.88 €3.35

$3.81 €3.29

1.84%

Potato (1kg)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.71 €2.34

7.38%

Onion (1kg)

$2.86 €2.47

$2.96 €2.55

-3.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 €1.26

$1.87 €1.62

-21.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 €0.73

$0.91 €0.78

-7.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.85 €11.96

$15.12 €13.05

-8.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.59 €8.28

$9.41 €8.12

1.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.16 €2.73

$2.74 €2.36

15.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 €2.65

$4.05 €3.5

-24.20%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.93 €1.67

$2.88 €2.49

-32.99%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.48 €42.72

$104 €89.9

-52.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.87 €5.07

$9.27 €8.01

-36.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.88 €1.63

$2.02 €1.74

-6.93%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$57.7 €49.79

$56.1 €48.41

2.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2 €1.73

$2.17 €1.87

-7.83%

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

$36.8K €31.8K

$36.2K €31.3K

1.57%

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

$36.7K €31.6K

$36.7K €31.7K

-0.12%

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

$283 €244

$248 €214

13.88%

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

$22.56 €19.48

$17.14 €14.8

31.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.44 €32.32

$35.65 €30.78

5.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.09 €32.02

$39.13 €33.78

-5.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.48 €16.82

$19.31 €16.67

0.88%

Cinema Ticket

$14.04 €12.12

$15.6 €13.47

-10.00%

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

$290 €250

$874 €754

-66.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.1K €10.4K

$15K €13K

-19.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$116 €99.8

-5.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.91 €43.1

$47.44 €40.96

5.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$119 €103

$125 €108

-4.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$165 €142

$156 €135

5.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$774 €668

$1,613 €1,393

-52.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$617 €533

$1,181 €1,020

-47.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,199 €1,035

$3,656 €3,156

-67.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,099 €949

$2,270 €1,960

-51.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,819 €3,297

$13.8K €12K

-72.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,495 €3,017

$9,373 €8,093

-62.71%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,765 €3,251

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.76

3.55

5.92%

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

Last update for Bourges: October 27, 2025

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

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