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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nice is 6.4% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 15.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Nice is 2.7% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 7.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Nice
Paris
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.55 €17.69
$17.02 €14.65
20.74%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$92.6 €79.7
$71.2 €61.3
30.09%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.41 €10.69
$14.00 €12.06
-11.36%
Cappuccino
$3.69 €3.17
$4.62 €3.98
-20.13%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.50 €3.01
$4.00 €3.44
-12.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.81 €2.42
$3.28 €2.83
-14.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.27 €7.12
$8.24 €7.09
0.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.99 €6.02
$8.02 €6.90
-12.84%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Nice
Paris
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.51 €1.30
$1.57 €1.35
-3.82%
White Bread (500g)
$1.93 €1.67
$2.00 €1.72
-3.50%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.00 €1.72
$2.84 €2.45
-29.58%
Eggs
$4.62 €3.98
$5.22 €4.49
-11.49%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.18 €16.52
$25.89 €22.29
-25.92%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$16.27 €14.01
$14.28 €12.29
13.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$18.21 €15.68
$19.78 €17.03
-7.94%
Apples (1kg)
$3.30 €2.84
$3.61 €3.11
-8.59%
Banana (1kg)
$2.05 €1.76
$2.40 €2.07
-14.58%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.45 €2.11
$3.42 €2.95
-28.36%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.03 €4.33
$3.90 €3.35
28.97%
Potato (1kg)
$2.35 €2.02
$2.61 €2.25
-9.96%
Onion (1kg)
$1.93 €1.67
$2.96 €2.55
-34.80%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.51 €1.30
$1.83 €1.57
-17.49%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.68 €0.59
$0.92 €0.80
-26.09%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$13.45 €11.58
$15.24 €13.12
-11.75%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.84 €7.61
$9.19 €7.91
-3.81%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.19 €1.89
$2.71 €2.33
-19.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 €2.52
$4.06 €3.49
-27.83%
🚌 Getting Around
Nice
Paris
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.00 €1.72
$2.92 €2.51
-31.51%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$49.22 €42.38
$104 €89.6
-52.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.43 €2.95
$9.44 €8.13
-63.67%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.14 €1.84
$2.01 €1.73
6.47%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$30.34 €26.13
$55.2 €47.56
-45.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.04 €1.75
$2.08 €1.79
-1.92%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.8K €32.6K
$35.2K €30.3K
7.38%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.3K €33.9K
$36.0K €31.0K
9.30%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Nice
Paris
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$240 €206
$245 €211
-2.30%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.13 €21.64
$16.88 €14.53
48.87%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.28 €33.82
$36.29 €31.25
8.24%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Nice
Paris
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$33.11 €28.51
$38.58 €33.22
-14.18%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$24.15 €20.79
$18.68 €16.09
29.28%
Cinema Ticket
$16.31 €14.04
$15.83 €13.63
3.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Nice
Paris
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,885 €1,623
$895 €770
110.76%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$20.5K €17.6K
$14.9K €12.8K
37.42%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Nice
Paris
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$112 €96.5
$114 €98.1
-1.57%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.65 €41.03
$47.87 €41.22
-0.46%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$118 €101
$124 €107
-4.96%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$194 €167
$157 €135
23.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Nice
Paris
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,091 €940
$1,624 €1,398
-32.77%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$920 €792
$1,202 €1,035
-23.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,169 €1,867
$3,558 €3,063
-39.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,825 €1,571
$2,270 €1,954
-19.59%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,159 €6,164
$14.3K €12.3K
-50.04%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,464 €3,844
$9,716 €8,365
-54.05%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Nice
Paris
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,725 €2,346
$4,024 €3,464
-32.28%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.77
3.55
6.20%

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Last update for Nice: March 3, 2026

Last update for Paris: February 28, 2026

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