Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Saint-Etienne Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Saint-Etienne

😐 Solo nomad: Paris is 20.3% more expensive than Saint-Etienne without rent, and 73.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Paris is 25.3% more expensive than Saint-Etienne without rent, and 80.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.47 €15.09

$16.68 €14.4

4.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73 €63

$46.58 €40.22

56.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.73 €11.85

$13.05 €11.27

5.21%

Cappuccino

$4.63 €4

$2 €1.72

131.50%

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

$3.96 €3.42

$2.81 €2.42

40.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 €2.81

$1.14 €0.98

185.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.3 €7.17

$4.12 €3.56

101.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.26 €7.13

$4.53 €3.91

82.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.26 €1.08

23.81%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$1.19 €1.03

77.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.88 €2.49

$2.75 €2.38

4.73%

Eggs

$5.18 €4.47

$3.42 €2.95

51.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$26.05 €22.49

$18.43 €15.91

41.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.9 €12

$15.12 €13.05

-8.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.54 €16.87

$20.45 €17.66

-4.45%

Apples (1kg)

$3.49 €3.01

$3.23 €2.79

8.05%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 €2.05

$2.24 €1.94

5.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.54 €3.06

$2.52 €2.18

40.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.81 €3.29

$3.48 €3

9.48%

Potato (1kg)

$2.71 €2.34

$2.27 €1.96

19.38%

Onion (1kg)

$2.96 €2.55

$2.66 €2.3

11.28%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.87 €1.62

$1.63 €1.41

14.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.78

$0.34 €0.29

167.65%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.12 €13.05

$12.57 €10.85

20.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.41 €8.12

$9.06 €7.82

3.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 €2.36

$3.01 €2.6

-8.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.05 €3.5

$3.92 €3.39

3.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.88 €2.49

$1.57 €1.36

83.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$104 €89.9

$47.16 €40.72

120.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.27 €8.01

$5.18 €4.47

78.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.74 €1.5

16.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$56.1 €48.41

$33.29 €28.75

68.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.17 €1.87

$2.02 €1.75

7.43%

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

$36.2K €31.3K

$37.8K €32.7K

-4.26%

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

$36.7K €31.7K

$38.3K €33.1K

-4.29%

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

$248 €214

$123 €106

102.11%

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

$17.14 €14.8

$27.92 €24.11

-38.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.65 €30.78

$33.27 €28.73

7.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.13 €33.78

$31.04 €26.8

26.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.31 €16.67

$7.03 €6.07

174.68%

Cinema Ticket

$15.6 €13.47

$10.61 €9.16

47.03%

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

$874 €754

$795 €686

9.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15K €13K

$8,240 €7,115

82.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 €99.8

$81.9 €70.7

41.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.44 €40.96

$44.09 €38.07

7.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 €108

$85.9 €74.1

45.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 €135

$118 €102

32.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,613 €1,393

$573 €495

181.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,181 €1,020

$460 €397

157.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,656 €3,156

$890 €768

310.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,270 €1,960

$691 €597

228.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$13.8K €12K

$1,799 €1,553

669.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$9,373 €8,093

$1,695 €1,463

453.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,765 €3,251

$2,289 €1,976

64.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.55

3.64

-2.47%

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

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

Last update for Saint-Etienne: October 29, 2025

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