Cost of Living Comparison Between Nice and Paris Cost of Living Comparison Between Nice and Paris

🙂 Solo nomad: Nice is 4.6% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 15.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nice is 0.2% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 9.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.62 €17.8

$17.47 €15.09

18.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.4 €80.6

$73 €63

27.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.48 €10.77

$13.73 €11.85

-9.10%

Cappuccino

$3.61 €3.12

$4.63 €4

-22.03%

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

$3.48 €3.01

$3.96 €3.42

-12.12%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 €2.4

$3.25 €2.81

-14.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.86 €6.79

$8.3 €7.17

-5.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.09 €6.12

$8.26 €7.13

-14.16%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.56 €1.34

-0.64%

White Bread (500g)

$1.89 €1.63

$2.11 €1.82

-10.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2 €1.73

$2.88 €2.49

-30.56%

Eggs

$4.64 €4.01

$5.18 €4.47

-10.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.91 €16.33

$26.05 €22.49

-27.41%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.06 €13.87

$13.9 €12

15.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.72 €16.16

$19.54 €16.87

-4.20%

Apples (1kg)

$3.24 €2.79

$3.49 €3.01

-7.16%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$2.37 €2.05

-12.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 €2.12

$3.54 €3.06

-30.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.86 €4.2

$3.81 €3.29

27.56%

Potato (1kg)

$2.45 €2.11

$2.71 €2.34

-9.59%

Onion (1kg)

$2 €1.72

$2.96 €2.55

-32.43%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.52 €1.31

$1.87 €1.62

-18.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 €0.64

$0.91 €0.78

-18.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.5 €11.65

$15.12 €13.05

-10.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.92 €6.84

$9.41 €8.12

-15.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.28 €1.97

$2.74 €2.36

-16.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$4.05 €3.5

-28.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.94 €1.68

$2.88 €2.49

-32.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.95 €42.27

$104 €89.9

-53.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.57 €3.08

$9.27 €8.01

-61.49%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 €1.83

$2.02 €1.74

4.95%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$30.26 €26.13

$56.1 €48.41

-46.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.8

$2.17 €1.87

-3.69%

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

$36.8K €31.8K

$36.2K €31.3K

1.60%

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

$39.7K €34.3K

$36.7K €31.7K

8.31%

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

$233 €201

$248 €214

-6.12%

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

$24.63 €21.27

$17.14 €14.8

43.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39 €33.67

$35.65 €30.78

9.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.73 €28.26

$39.13 €33.78

-16.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.22 €20.92

$19.31 €16.67

25.43%

Cinema Ticket

$16.18 €13.97

$15.6 €13.47

3.72%

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

$1,834 €1,583

$874 €754

109.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$20.5K €17.7K

$15K €13K

36.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$113 €97.7

$116 €99.8

-2.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.98 €41.43

$47.44 €40.96

1.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 €101

$125 €108

-5.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$195 €168

$156 €135

25.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,078 €931

$1,613 €1,393

-33.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$921 €795

$1,181 €1,020

-22.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,185 €1,887

$3,656 €3,156

-40.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,825 €1,575

$2,270 €1,960

-19.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,077 €6,974

$13.8K €12K

-41.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,689 €4,049

$9,373 €8,093

-49.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,432 €2,099

$3,765 €3,251

-35.42%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.77

3.55

6.20%

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

Last update for Nice: October 28, 2025

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

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