Cost of Living in France - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: France
Address: FR

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $1,080 (excluding rent), and $1,991 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $2,636 (excluding rent), and $4,167 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.47 €15.06

$11.64 €10.03

$29.11 €25.09

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.1 €59.5

$46.03 €39.68

$115 €99.2

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.54 €10.81

$11.40 €9.82

$14.25 €12.29

Cappuccino

$3.77 €3.25

$1.77 €1.53

$5.90 €5.08

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

$3.15 €2.72

$2.25 €1.94

$4.52 €3.89

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.24 €1.93

$1.18 €1.02

$3.54 €3.05

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.84 €5.90

$4.57 €3.94

$9.13 €7.87

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.95 €5.13

$4.76 €4.10

$9.52 €8.20

Milk (1 liter)

$1.31 €1.13

$1.02 €0.88

$2.05 €1.77

White Bread (500g)

$2.00 €1.73

$1.14 €0.98

$4.55 €3.92

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.63 €2.27

$1.38 €1.19

$4.61 €3.97

Eggs

$4.28 €3.69

$2.27 €1.95

$6.87 €5.92

Local Cheese (1kg)

$20.77 €17.91

$10.28 €8.87

$41.09 €35.42

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.03 €12.09

$8.09 €6.97

$20.79 €17.92

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.50 €18.53

$11.63 €10.02

$34.89 €30.07

Apples (1kg)

$3.27 €2.82

$1.79 €1.54

$4.75 €4.10

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 €2.04

$1.40 €1.21

$4.66 €4.02

Oranges (1kg)

$3.24 €2.79

$1.67 €1.44

$5.95 €5.13

Tomato (1kg)

$3.62 €3.12

$2.06 €1.77

$5.72 €4.93

Potato (1kg)

$2.33 €2.01

$1.13 €0.98

$3.96 €3.41

Onion (1kg)

$2.53 €2.18

$1.18 €1.02

$3.53 €3.04

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.54 €1.33

$1.13 €0.98

$2.26 €1.95

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 €0.70

$0.24 €0.20

$1.79 €1.54

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.79 €11.89

$12.52 €10.79

$15.62 €13.47

Wine (Bottle)

$8.28 €7.14

$4.73 €4.08

$14.19 €12.23

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.65 €2.28

$1.18 €1.02

$4.71 €4.06

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.12 €2.69

$1.42 €1.23

$5.68 €4.89

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.23 €1.92

$1.76 €1.52

$2.93 €2.52

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$71.2 €61.4

$40.19 €34.65

$102 €87.5

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.49 €4.73

$3.30 €2.85

$11.80 €10.17

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.87 €1.61

$1.53 €1.32

$3.06 €2.63

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$36.77 €31.69

$28.63 €24.68

$57.3 €49.37

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.92 €1.65

$2.25 €1.94

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

$37.1K €31.9K

$31.5K €27.1K

$37.1K €31.9K

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

$36.6K €31.5K

$33.1K €28.5K

$38.7K €33.3K

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

$209 €180

$129 €111

$352 €303

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

$26.40 €22.76

$11.65 €10.04

$37.29 €32.15

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.14 €30.29

$23.41 €20.18

$46.80 €40.34

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.29 €33.00

$23.42 €20.19

$58.6 €50.5

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.66 €16.08

$11.48 €9.90

$22.98 €19.81

Cinema Ticket

$13.62 €11.74

$10.22 €8.81

$17.03 €14.68

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

$834 €719

$471 €406

$1,413 €1,218

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.0K €10.3K

$6,374 €5,495

$21.2K €18.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 €87.3

$45.54 €39.26

$137 €118

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.76 €38.58

$23.37 €20.15

$70.1 €60.4

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.7

$69.0 €59.5

$144 €124

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$138 €119

$79.6 €68.6

$228 €196

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$876 €755

$597 €515

$1,621 €1,397

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$686 €591

$463 €399

$1,195 €1,030

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,651 €1,423

$1,053 €908

$3,642 €3,139

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,246 €1,074

$855 €737

$2,257 €1,946

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,860 €5,051

$3,507 €3,023

$14.8K €12.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,857 €3,325

$2,367 €2,040

$9,976 €8,599

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,890 €2,491

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.66

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

Last update: January 13, 2026

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
51	Colmar	67730	84	$805	$1,693	$2,441	$3,881	248.39	343.78
52	Compiegne	40394	95	$1,121	$1,854	$2,467	$3,746	112.69	365.58
53	Corsica	-	91	$949	$1,827	$2,281	$3,754	112.84	155.4
54	Courbevoie	81516	87	$992	$1,768	$2,452	$3,716	30.62	462.01
55	Dijon	159346	91	$882	$1,845	$2,450	$3,676	43.93	459.58
56	Dinan	14675	94	$1,127	$1,882	$2,956	$3,930	34.37	345.88
57	Divonne les Bains	10137	90	$894	$1,838	$2,321	$3,719	312.29	377.24
58	Douai	39648	84	$980	$1,657	$2,041	$3,087	422.18	404.87
59	Dunkirk	86788	100	$1,245	$2,002	$2,548	$4,076	155.04	342.38
60	Evry	66177	97	$1,009	$1,910	$2,527	$3,947	206.97	389.11
61	Fayence	5700	91	$853	$1,787	$2,316	$3,666	58.76	251.42
62	Ferney-Voltaire	10920	108	$966	$2,142	$2,362	$5,112	213.07	422.34
63	Fontainebleau	15945	91	$945	$1,825	$2,819	$3,787	104.02	333.2
64	Fontenay-le-Fleury	13455	93	$1,024	$1,866	$2,270	$3,706	118.96	501.54
65	Grenoble	157477	98	$1,032	$1,964	$2,567	$3,803	182.39	475.35
66	Gueret	12840	86	$1,034	$1,731	$2,020	$3,526	164.04	429.25
67	Guipry	-	94	$1,100	$1,857	$2,513	$3,919	144.95	435.25
68	Guyancourt	29406	108	$1,008	$2,193	$2,046	$3,677	249.75	464.1
69	Heming	500	91	$1,138	$1,816	$2,680	$3,667	344.61	442.1
70	Hossegor	3800	94	$1,025	$1,844	$2,491	$3,880	21.95	344.31
71	Ivry-sur-Seine	64001	93	$1,108	$1,841	$2,156	$3,636	94.31	450.5
72	La Courneuve	47160	91	$932	$1,797	$2,322	$3,531	313.3	463.38
73	La Garenne-Colombes	29932	91	$883	$1,789	$2,153	$3,819	36.25	491.89
74	La Rochelle	78535	88	$997	$1,742	$2,355	$3,665	287.19	386.29
75	Lannion	20344	90	$1,007	$1,816	$2,378	$3,759	17.83	349.57
76	Le Creusot	20731	86	$736	$1,743	$2,243	$3,533	108.04	380.78
77	Le Havre	166058	76	$914	$1,544	$1,880	$3,080	152.57	420.13
78	Le Mans	145004	84	$1,102	$1,694	$2,674	$3,723	228.03	411.86
79	Les Ulis	25253	93	$1,058	$1,893	$2,424	$3,766	111.04	372.2
80	Lille	236710	97	$1,058	$1,911	$2,627	$4,050	250.42	466.27
81	Limoges	129760	84	$985	$1,666	$2,186	$3,271	211.96	379.31
82	Lorient	57846	89	$1,127	$1,782	$2,458	$3,456	148.07	378.57
83	Lourdes	13509	91	$915	$1,832	$2,324	$3,794	163.73	324.55
84	Lyon	522250	108	$1,193	$2,117	$2,943	$4,381	10.17	461.19
85	Manosque	22926	87	$777	$1,706	$1,696	$3,420	153.7	369.77
86	Marmande	17239	91	$1,070	$1,820	$2,205	$3,753	117.56	402.02
87	Marseille	873076	102	$1,160	$2,021	$2,918	$4,534	39.39	413.62
88	Massy	50000	107	$1,210	$2,123	$2,734	$4,748	101.75	83.93
89	Meaux	55616	93	$846	$1,869	$2,257	$3,788	87.02	434.88
90	Melun	42367	88	$1,090	$1,755	$2,159	$3,497	8.03	438.23
91	Merignac	75729	91	$910	$1,814	$2,617	$3,740	42.24	425.04
92	Metz	120874	91	$1,086	$1,802	$2,532	$3,708	273.86	451.19
93	Mont-de-Marsan	30674	83	$956	$1,642	$2,317	$3,504	141.11	320.66
94	Montceau	-	96	$999	$1,909	$2,815	$3,894	285.08	394.29
95	Montpellier	302454	100	$1,052	$2,003	$2,556	$3,851	213.12	440.53
96	Montévrain	13934	96	$997	$1,923	$2,878	$3,932	59.41	471.03
97	Mulhouse	106341	85	$984	$1,718	$2,533	$3,932	160.77	408.86
98	Nancy	104260	86	$854	$1,728	$2,460	$3,630	150.7	494.34
99	Nanterre	97351	91	$1,079	$1,780	$2,347	$3,705	25.04	465.33
100	Nantes	323204	98	$1,165	$1,916	$2,330	$4,262	123.63	412.84

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Cost of Living in France - Frequently Asked Questions

France offers a nuanced mix of culture, infrastructure, and lifestyle that many find worth the cost. The Cost of Living in France varies dramatically by region, with metro hubs leaning pricier and rural towns offering more breathing room. Travelers, expats, and digital nomads who prioritize experiences, reliable services, and strong public amenities often feel they get good value, especially when they blend longer stays with off-peak travel or seasonal work rhythms. Budget-minded choices around housing types, seasonal trips, and shopping at local markets can stretch your money without sacrificing quality. Tip: Start with a flexible plan and sample a few neighborhoods before committing.

Housing options span everything from compact apartments in historic districts to modern coliving spaces near tech hubs. Start your search with long-stay platforms and local agency sites, and widen to neighboring towns for better value. Food is a daily delight; grocery shopping at marchés and regional shops helps keep meals authentic and affordable. Public transport is a strong point – buses, trains, and efficient metro networks connect most places, with regional passes offering savings for frequent travelers. For work days, consider coworking rooms outside peak hours to reduce costs. France living cost varies by city and season, so plan around market days and shoulder seasons for lower prices. Tip: map a practical route that minimizes transit time.

Budgeting helps you maintain quality of life by separating fixed needs from flexible pleasures. Use a simple framework: allocate housing and transport first, then set a cap on eating out and activities, adjusting with visitor seasons. Look for neighborhoods that balance transit access, safety, and local character – proximity to markets, parks, and coworking hubs often beats pricier central zones. Expect higher prices in peak seasons in city centers and cheaper stays in countryside or smaller towns during winter. Tip: test a few neighborhoods during shoulder seasons to learn which vibe matches your work and social rhythm.