Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Leeuwarden Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Leeuwarden

🙂 Solo nomad: Paris is 2.8% cheaper than Leeuwarden without rent, and 3.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Paris is 1.4% more expensive than Leeuwarden without rent, and 7.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.47 €15.09

$22.85 €19.72

-23.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73 €63

$103 €89.1

-29.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.73 €11.85

$12.97 €11.2

5.86%

Cappuccino

$4.63 €4

$4.24 €3.66

9.20%

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

$3.96 €3.42

$4.04 €3.49

-1.98%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 €2.81

$3.36 €2.9

-3.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.3 €7.17

$7.11 €6.14

16.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.26 €7.13

$5.27 €4.55

56.74%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.18 €1.02

32.20%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.44 €2.11

-13.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.88 €2.49

$2.93 €2.53

-1.71%

Eggs

$5.18 €4.47

$4.72 €4.07

9.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$26.05 €22.49

$13.22 €11.41

97.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.9 €12

$15.71 €13.57

-11.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.54 €16.87

$17.32 €14.95

12.82%

Apples (1kg)

$3.49 €3.01

$1.93 €1.67

80.83%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 €2.05

$2.48 €2.15

-4.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.54 €3.06

$1.9 €1.64

86.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.81 €3.29

$3.96 €3.42

-3.79%

Potato (1kg)

$2.71 €2.34

$2.12 €1.83

27.83%

Onion (1kg)

$2.96 €2.55

$1.95 €1.69

51.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.87 €1.62

$1.26 €1.09

48.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.78

$0.79 €0.68

15.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.12 €13.05

$12.7 €10.96

19.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.41 €8.12

$7.1 €6.13

32.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 €2.36

$1.48 €1.28

85.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.05 €3.5

$2.4 €2.07

68.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.88 €2.49

$2.93 €2.53

-1.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$104 €89.9

$137 €118

-23.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.27 €8.01

$5.82 €5.03

59.28%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.43 €2.1

-16.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$56.1 €48.41

$27.08 €23.38

107.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.17 €1.87

$2.23 €1.93

-2.69%

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

$36.2K €31.3K

$28.5K €24.6K

26.96%

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

$36.7K €31.7K

$24K €20.7K

52.77%

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

$248 €214

$238 €205

4.38%

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

$17.14 €14.8

$27.87 €24.06

-38.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.65 €30.78

$47.62 €41.11

-25.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.13 €33.78

$38.73 €33.44

1.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.31 €16.67

$17.4 €15.02

10.98%

Cinema Ticket

$15.6 €13.47

$13.12 €11.33

18.90%

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

$874 €754

$975 €842

-10.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15K €13K

$6,164 €5,322

143.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 €99.8

$97.9 €84.6

18.07%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.44 €40.96

$54.1 €46.68

-12.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 €108

$118 €102

5.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 €135

$160 €138

-2.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,613 €1,393

$1,562 €1,349

3.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,181 €1,020

$1,136 €981

4.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,656 €3,156

$4,995 €4,313

-26.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,270 €1,960

$1,756 €1,516

29.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$13.8K €12K

$3,019 €2,606

358.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$9,373 €8,093

$2,344 €2,024

299.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,765 €3,251

$2,770 €2,392

35.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.55

4.28

-17.06%

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

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

Last update for Leeuwarden: October 29, 2025

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