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

3.2

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

Last update: January 13, 2026

By City in France

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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)
101	Neuilly sur Seine	59267	99	$1,141	$1,939	$3,091	$4,142	221.2	425.74
102	Nice	348085	113	$1,098	$2,222	$2,813	$4,850	99.18	398.59
103	Nimes	148104	82	$1,075	$1,617	$2,609	$3,937	121.62	353.34
104	Niort	59309	83	$868	$1,649	$2,145	$3,388	126.08	372.88
105	Orleans	116617	81	$1,005	$1,617	$1,995	$3,364	46.34	426.3
106	Paris	2133111	132	$1,206	$2,640	$2,943	$5,482	91.63	432
107	Pau	77066	79	$969	$1,612	$2,610	$3,176	158.01	392.04
108	Perigueux	29516	81	$844	$1,632	$2,433	$3,374	189.96	431.99
109	Perpignan	119656	84	$907	$1,674	$2,676	$3,406	162.76	415.35
110	Poissy	40016	90	$846	$1,793	$2,789	$3,700	45.67	441.03
111	Poitiers	90240	79	$997	$1,561	$2,175	$3,384	53.44	374.57
112	Quimper	63642	86	$948	$1,727	$1,998	$3,502	94.05	330.75
113	Rambouillet	26816	94	$1,226	$1,896	$2,522	$3,971	128.57	414.37
114	Reims	179380	90	$848	$1,798	$2,290	$3,467	226.91	471.14
115	Rennes	225081	88	$867	$1,756	$2,136	$3,514	147.67	441.77
116	Rostrenen	3200	91	$1,122	$1,809	$2,540	$3,701	80.29	223.79
117	Roubaix	98892	85	$1,020	$1,677	$2,108	$3,454	46.23	449.27
118	Rouen	114083	80	$761	$1,571	$1,878	$3,241	51.21	447.22
119	Royan	19029	95	$1,199	$1,922	$2,630	$3,968	294.87	350.25
120	Rueil-Malmaison	78186	106	$1,160	$2,106	$2,148	$3,701	93.96	448.29
121	Saint-Etienne	172718	76	$1,063	$1,514	$2,380	$3,110	8.61	403.92
122	Saint-Genis-Pouilly	14558	91	$882	$1,795	$2,598	$3,756	95.35	441.29
123	Saint-Maur-des-Fossés	75441	100	$978	$2,006	$2,399	$4,168	35.69	437.82
124	Saint-Tropez	4300	94	$1,087	$1,848	$2,943	$3,819	115.37	252.87
125	Saintes	25518	87	$938	$1,710	$1,884	$3,442	220.78	314.91
126	Sallanches	17133	91	$1,112	$1,782	$2,630	$3,698	47.05	183.4
127	Sarcelles	58424	91	$938	$1,825	$2,763	$3,797	48.37	419.28
128	Seine-Saint-Denis	-	96	$1,062	$1,945	$2,132	$3,759	142.22	437.15
129	Soustons	8000	94	$1,107	$1,878	$2,743	$3,979	291.2	275.85
130	Strasbourg	291313	103	$1,079	$2,065	$2,774	$3,916	188.43	397.73
131	Sète	44712	98	$1,204	$1,977	$2,462	$3,881	25.12	427.49
132	Thionville	42163	97	$1,023	$1,896	$2,514	$4,008	59.57	407.46
133	Thonon-les-Bains	37027	88	$986	$1,745	$2,397	$3,805	60.74	416.15
134	Toulon	180452	86	$945	$1,718	$2,072	$3,357	123	413.57
135	Toulouse	504078	100	$1,100	$1,974	$2,791	$4,051	223.21	438.08
136	Tourcoing	99011	91	$1,063	$1,837	$2,338	$3,713	150.05	457.34
137	Tours	137658	84	$1,159	$1,682	$2,816	$3,771	93.45	467.75
138	Troyes	62782	74	$954	$1,503	$2,271	$3,072	43.5	461.06
139	Valence	64483	79	$980	$1,547	$2,696	$3,216	121.06	437.9
140	Valenciennes	42991	78	$940	$1,568	$2,125	$3,484	78.41	445.41
141	Vannes	54420	94	$1,113	$1,887	$2,752	$3,704	247.29	307.57
142	Versailles	83587	125	$1,145	$2,516	$3,499	$5,346	105.25	448.36
143	Vichy	25789	76	$698	$1,541	$1,784	$3,075	83.75	387.74
144	Villeurbanne	156928	105	$1,013	$2,136	$2,681	$3,770	101.66	492.1
145	Voiron	20891	95	$982	$1,869	$2,785	$3,779	221.19	393.52

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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.