Cost of Living Comparison Between Saintes and Paris Cost of Living Comparison Between Saintes and Paris

🙂 Solo nomad: Saintes is 14.3% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 34.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Saintes is 14.9% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.03 €14.7

$17.47 €15.09

-2.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.48 €24.59

$73 €63

-60.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.33 €8.06

$13.73 €11.85

-32.05%

Cappuccino

$3.55 €3.06

$4.63 €4

-23.33%

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

$2.52 €2.18

$3.96 €3.42

-36.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.44 €1.24

$3.25 €2.81

-55.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.73 €4.09

$8.3 €7.17

-43.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.32 €4.59

$8.26 €7.13

-35.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.12 €0.97

$1.56 €1.34

-28.21%

White Bread (500g)

$4.16 €3.59

$2.11 €1.82

97.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.6 €3.11

$2.88 €2.49

25.00%

Eggs

$2.35 €2.03

$5.18 €4.47

-54.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$22.99 €19.85

$26.05 €22.49

-11.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.83 €11.94

$13.9 €12

-0.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.08 €18.2

$19.54 €16.87

7.88%

Apples (1kg)

$3.06 €2.64

$3.49 €3.01

-12.32%

Banana (1kg)

$2.07 €1.79

$2.37 €2.05

-12.66%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.97 €1.7

$3.54 €3.06

-44.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.13 €2.7

$3.81 €3.29

-17.85%

Potato (1kg)

$0.78 €0.68

$2.71 €2.34

-71.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.96 €2.55

-40.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.87 €1.62

-16.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 €0.48

$0.91 €0.78

-38.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.94 €11.18

$15.12 €13.05

-14.42%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.89 €5.08

$9.41 €8.12

-37.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.6 €2.25

$2.74 €2.36

-5.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 €2.75

$4.05 €3.5

-21.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2 €1.72

$2.88 €2.49

-30.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.19 €42.47

$104 €89.9

-52.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.64 €4.87

$9.27 €8.01

-39.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.54 €2.2

$2.02 €1.74

25.74%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$36.56 €31.57

$56.1 €48.41

-34.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.17 €1.87

-8.76%

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

$36.9K €31.9K

$36.2K €31.3K

1.91%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$36.7K €31.7K

4.53%

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

$183 €158

$248 €214

-26.45%

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

$11.69 €10.1

$17.14 €14.8

-31.80%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.06 €23.37

$35.65 €30.78

-24.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.3 €32.21

$39.13 €33.78

-4.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.71 €17.88

$19.31 €16.67

7.25%

Cinema Ticket

$10.63 €9.18

$15.6 €13.47

-31.86%

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

$781 €674

$874 €754

-10.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,492 €7,332

$15K €13K

-43.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.06 €39.76

$116 €99.8

-60.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.67 €30.8

$47.44 €40.96

-24.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.4 €60.8

$125 €108

-43.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 €98.5

$156 €135

-26.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$775 €669

$1,613 €1,393

-51.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$628 €542

$1,181 €1,020

-46.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,388 €1,198

$3,656 €3,156

-62.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,098 €948

$2,270 €1,960

-51.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,180 €3,609

$13.8K €12K

-69.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,189 €2,753

$9,373 €8,093

-65.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,373 €2,049

$3,765 €3,251

-36.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.62

3.55

1.97%

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

Last update for Saintes: October 29, 2025

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

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