Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Lille Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Lille

😐 Solo nomad: Paris is 15.4% more expensive than Lille without rent, and 38.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Paris is 9.5% more expensive than Lille without rent, and 39.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.47 €15.09

$17.6 €15.19

-0.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73 €63

$69.9 €60.4

4.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.73 €11.85

$13.81 €11.92

-0.58%

Cappuccino

$4.63 €4

$3.75 €3.24

23.47%

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

$3.96 €3.42

$3.31 €2.86

19.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 €2.81

$2.08 €1.8

56.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.3 €7.17

$7.96 €6.87

4.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.26 €7.13

$5.8 €5.01

42.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.48 €1.28

5.41%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$1.82 €1.57

15.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.88 €2.49

$2.94 €2.53

-2.04%

Eggs

$5.18 €4.47

$3.91 €3.38

32.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$26.05 €22.49

$22.58 €19.5

15.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.9 €12

$13.18 €11.38

5.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.54 €16.87

$24.11 €20.81

-18.95%

Apples (1kg)

$3.49 €3.01

$3.63 €3.13

-3.86%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 €2.05

$2.2 €1.9

7.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.54 €3.06

$2.37 €2.05

49.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.81 €3.29

$3.32 €2.87

14.76%

Potato (1kg)

$2.71 €2.34

$1.96 €1.69

38.27%

Onion (1kg)

$2.96 €2.55

$2.1 €1.81

40.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.87 €1.62

$1.52 €1.31

23.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.78

$0.65 €0.56

40.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.12 €13.05

$13.46 €11.62

12.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.41 €8.12

$9.44 €8.15

-0.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 €2.36

$2.41 €2.08

13.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.05 €3.5

$4.43 €3.82

-8.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.88 €2.49

$2.25 €1.94

28.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$104 €89.9

$69.1 €59.6

50.80%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.27 €8.01

$4.68 €4.04

98.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.9 €1.64

6.32%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$56.1 €48.41

$32.63 €28.18

71.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.17 €1.87

$1.98 €1.71

9.60%

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

$36.2K €31.3K

$37.8K €32.7K

-4.27%

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

$36.7K €31.7K

$38K €32.8K

-3.53%

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

$248 €214

$198 €171

25.17%

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

$17.14 €14.8

$23.56 €20.34

-27.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.65 €30.78

$28.94 €24.98

23.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.13 €33.78

$39.17 €33.82

-0.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.31 €16.67

$18.11 €15.64

6.63%

Cinema Ticket

$15.6 €13.47

$14.64 €12.64

6.56%

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

$874 €754

$574 €496

52.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15K €13K

$8,442 €7,289

78.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 €99.8

$89.7 €77.5

28.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.44 €40.96

$36.07 €31.15

31.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 €108

$85.8 €74.1

45.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 €135

$104 €90.2

49.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,613 €1,393

$823 €711

95.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,181 €1,020

$687 €593

71.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,656 €3,156

$1,613 €1,393

126.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,270 €1,960

$1,201 €1,037

89.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$13.8K €12K

$4,353 €3,758

218.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$9,373 €8,093

$3,155 €2,724

197.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,765 €3,251

$3,060 €2,642

23.07%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.55

3.69

-3.79%

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

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lille: October 28, 2025

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