Cost of living · Paris · France · 2023
🇫🇷 Cost of living in Paris
What it costs to live in Paris - rent, groceries, utilities and getting around, in local euros, plus how the city compares with France and the rest of Europe.
- City price index
- 145
- Rent, 1-bed centre
- €1,450
- Monthly essentials
- €1,621
- Transit pass
- €86
Paris · France · 2023
Paris's city price index is 145 (EU-27 = 100), 34% above France's national average of 108, about €1,621/month for core essentials outside the centre.
- 145
- city price index
- €1,450
- 1-bed centre rent
- €1,621
- monthly essentials
- 108
- France avg
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Estimated monthly essentials
€1,621 / month
A single person renting a one-bedroom flat outside the centre: rent + groceries + utilities + a transit pass. This is a core-costs estimate and excludes discretionary spending such as eating out, leisure and travel.
Rent in Paris
Monthly rent bars plus the city price-index dial against France's national average: two TYPES, same vintage.
Paris - average monthly rent (EUR)
🇫🇷 Paris vs France avg
Gauge reads the same city price index (145); the tick marks France avg (108).
Average advertised monthly rents in Paris. Living outside the centre typically saves €400 a month on a one-bedroom flat.
How Paris compares across every city we track
Paris's city price index of 145 is cheaper than 12% of the 17 European cities on this site, ranking 13th cheapest overall on the EU-27 = 100 scale - not just against France, but the full tracked distribution.
Paris: city price index vs. every tracked European city
City price index, EU-27 = 100 - Eurostat urban audit
145 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17 tracked European cities
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Source Eurostat urban audit + national statistics offices · 2023
Living costs in Paris, in context
Paris carries one of the widest capital-versus-country premiums this site tracks. It is the clearest illustration of why a national figure alone can mislead: budgeting off the national number alone would leave you badly short in Paris itself.
Rent is the line that dominates a city budget. In Paris, a one-bedroom flat runs €1,450 in the centre and €1,050 outside it, a gap of €400 a month - a fairly typical centre premium, so where in the city you live matters, though not as decisively as in the priciest capitals. A family-sized three-bedroom flat in the centre is around €3,100.
The steadier costs fill out the rest of the budget, and Paris's monthly transit pass at €86 runs relatively higher here than the groceries basket (€310) or utilities (€175) - still almost always cheaper than running a car once fuel, parking and insurance are counted, but less of a bargain than in most other cities on this site.
Cities with a similar cost of living
What to do with this Paris data
Dublin, Ireland tracks closest to Paris's cost index -- a real-world benchmark if you are weighing this city against an alternative.
- See Dublin's full cost profile
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These are city-level averages for general information, not a personal budget. The monthly-essentials figure is a core-costs estimate only; real costs depend on your neighbourhood, flat and lifestyle.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to live in Paris?
For a single person renting a one-bedroom flat outside the centre, core monthly essentials in Paris - rent (€1,050), groceries (€310), utilities (€175) and a transit pass (€86) - come to about €1,621 a month, before any discretionary spending. On the EU-27 = 100 price scale, Paris sits at index 145.
How much is rent in Paris?
A one-bedroom flat in the city centre averages €1,450 a month, €1,050 outside the centre. A three-bedroom flat in the centre is around €3,100. Rent is the largest part of any city budget.
Is Paris expensive compared to the rest of France?
Paris's city price index of 145 is about 34% above France's national average of 108 (EU-27 = 100). Capitals and big cities almost always cost more than the national figure.
Where does this Paris data come from?
Figures are drawn from INSEE urban audit (2023). The city price index is on the same EU-27 = 100 scale used across the site; rent, grocery, utility and transit figures are local monthly amounts in euros.
How does Paris compare to other cities we track?
Paris's city price index of 145 is cheaper than 12% of the 17 European cities on this site, ranking 13th cheapest overall. This places it against the full tracked distribution, not just its own country's cities.
PlainCostOfLiving is rendered directly from Eurostat comparative price levels and median equivalised net income, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026. Primary sources: Eurostat comparative price levels (prc_ppp_ind) and Eurostat median equivalised net income (ilc_di03).