Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Roubaix Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Roubaix

😐 Solo nomad: Paris is 17% more expensive than Roubaix without rent, and 57.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Paris is 39.9% more expensive than Roubaix without rent, and 54.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.47 €15.09

$17.98 €15.52

-2.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73 €63

$70.7 €61

3.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.73 €11.85

$13.92 €12.02

-1.36%

Cappuccino

$4.63 €4

$3.77 €3.25

22.81%

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

$3.96 €3.42

$3.28 €2.83

20.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 €2.81

$2.05 €1.77

58.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.3 €7.17

$8.31 €7.18

-0.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.26 €7.13

$5.82 €5.03

41.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.17 €1.01

33.33%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$1.59 €1.37

32.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.88 €2.49

$2.97 €2.56

-3.03%

Eggs

$5.18 €4.47

$2.14 €1.85

142.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$26.05 €22.49

$13.66 €11.79

90.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.9 €12

$9.37 €8.09

48.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.54 €16.87

$14.01 €12.1

39.47%

Apples (1kg)

$3.49 €3.01

$1.06 €0.91

229.25%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 €2.05

$1.14 €0.98

107.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.54 €3.06

$2.33 €2.01

51.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.81 €3.29

$2.86 €2.47

33.22%

Potato (1kg)

$2.71 €2.34

$0.78 €0.67

247.44%

Onion (1kg)

$2.96 €2.55

$0.89 €0.77

232.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.87 €1.62

$1.55 €1.34

20.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.78

$0.2 €0.17

355.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.12 €13.05

$12.01 €10.37

25.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.41 €8.12

$9.58 €8.27

-1.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 €2.36

$2.35 €2.03

16.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.05 €3.5

$4.4 €3.8

-7.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.88 €2.49

$1.94 €1.67

48.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$104 €89.9

$49.27 €42.54

111.41%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.27 €8.01

$2.44 €2.11

279.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.9 €1.64

6.32%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$56.1 €48.41

$39.57 €34.17

41.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.17 €1.87

$1.99 €1.72

9.05%

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

$36.2K €31.3K

$29.3K €25.3K

23.40%

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

$36.7K €31.7K

$28.4K €24.5K

29.12%

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

$248 €214

$184 €159

34.63%

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

$17.14 €14.8

$23.34 €20.15

-26.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.65 €30.78

$29.42 €25.4

21.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.13 €33.78

$36.87 €31.83

6.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.31 €16.67

$19.35 €16.71

-0.21%

Cinema Ticket

$15.6 €13.47

$11.44 €9.87

36.36%

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

$874 €754

$575 €496

51.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15K €13K

$8,479 €7,321

77.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 €99.8

$89.4 €77.2

29.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.44 €40.96

$37.04 €31.98

28.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 €108

$86.4 €74.6

44.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 €135

$105 €91

47.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,613 €1,393

$760 €657

112.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,181 €1,020

$613 €529

92.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,656 €3,156

$1,378 €1,190

165.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,270 €1,960

$1,094 €944

107.55%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$13.8K €12K

$4,284 €3,699

223.26%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$9,373 €8,093

$3,452 €2,980

171.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,765 €3,251

$1,879 €1,623

100.36%

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 Roubaix: October 27, 2025

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