Cost of Living in France (2024)

Restaurants

Edit RangeMeal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00€10.00-25.00 Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 60.00€40.00-90.00 McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 10.00€9.00-12.00 Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 6.00€4.00-8.00 Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 5.00€3.50-7.50 Cappuccino (regular) 2.96€1.50-5.00 co*ke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.72€2.00-4.00 Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.84€1.00-3.00

Markets

Edit Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.16€3.03-6.62 Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.62€0.91-3.63 Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.96€0.45-1.59 Eggs (regular) (12) 3.71€1.93-6.00 Local Cheese (1 lb) 7.45€3.40-15.88 Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 5.77€3.18-8.16 Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 8.57€4.54-13.61 Apples (1 lb) 1.23€0.68-1.81 Banana (1 lb) 0.91€0.54-1.81 Oranges (1 lb) 1.35€0.60-2.27 Tomato (1 lb) 1.58€0.86-2.27 Potato (1 lb) 0.91€0.45-1.59 Onion (1 lb) 0.93€0.45-1.36 Lettuce (1 head) 1.34€1.00-2.00 Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.70€0.20-1.50 Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 7.00€4.00-12.00 Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 2.15€1.00-4.00 Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.64€1.20-5.00 Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 10.50€10.00-12.00

Transportation

Edit One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 1.80€1.40-2.10 Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 73.80€40.00-85.00 Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 2.80€2.10-7.00 Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 2.93€2.54-3.35 Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 25.80€22.00-40.00 Gasoline (1 gallon) 7.03€6.42-7.57 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 25,000.00€22,000.00-29,000.00 Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 26,518.97€24,000.00-30,000.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Edit Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 171.49€100.00-300.00 Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 28.85€10.99-31.99 Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 29.73€20.00-40.00

Sports And Leisure

Edit Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 32.72€20.00-50.00 Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 15.39€10.00-20.00 Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 12.00€8.50-14.50

Childcare

Edit Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 675.20€350.00-1,200.00 International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 10,033.27€5,000.00-16,000.00

Clothing And Shoes

Edit 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 83.90€40.00-120.00 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 36.26€20.00-60.00 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 86.82€50.00-120.00 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 113.56€60.00-198.00

Rent Per Month

Edit Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 780.61€500.00-1,500.00 Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 575.83€400.00-953.14 Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,457.92€850.00-3,031.73 Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,167.81€725.00-2,200.00

Buy Apartment Price

Edit Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 622.92€297.29-1,207.73 Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 425.71€232.26-847.78

Salaries And Financing

Edit Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 2,306.61€ Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 3.523.50-4.00