Europe

Cost of living in France

Capital: ParisFrench, Catalan, BasqueUpdated October 2026

77%of US price level

Is France expensive?

Prices in France are about 77% of US price levels (World Bank PPP). The most affordable place we cover is Carcassonne, at about $1,690–2,360 a month for a comfortable life.

Cost of living in France, by place

One person, rent included. SoloSquare estimates in US$.

Place	Month, comfortable	1-bed rent, center	Local meal	Value
Carcassonne	$1,690–2,360	$506–788	$12.4–16.9	66/100
Dordogne	$1,910–2,700	$619–956	$12.4–18.0	55/100
Loire Valley	$2,030–2,810	$675–1,070	$13.5–18.0	42/100
Normandy	$2,030–2,810	$675–1,070	$12.4–18.0	42/100
Avignon	$2,030–2,810	$675–1,070	$13.5–18.0	43/100
Colmar	$2,030–2,810	$675–1,070	$13.5–19.1	49/100
Brittany	$2,030–2,930	$731–1,130	$12.4–18.0	48/100
Montpellier	$2,140–3,040	$788–1,240	$13.5–18.0	39/100
Nantes	$2,140–3,040	$788–1,240	$13.5–18.0	37/100
Lille	$2,140–3,040	$788–1,240	$13.5–18.0	36/100
Toulouse	$2,250–3,150	$844–1,350	$13.5–18.0	35/100
Marseille	$2,360–3,380	$900–1,460	$11.3–15.8	21/100
Strasbourg	$2,360–3,380	$844–1,410	$11.3–15.8	27/100
Bordeaux	$2,480–3,490	$956–1,580	$11.3–16.9	25/100
Aix-en-Provence	$2,480–3,490	$956–1,580	$11.3–16.9	27/100
Provence	$2,480–3,600	$1,010–1,690	$14–20	25/100
Lyon	$2,590–3,600	$956–1,580	$11.3–16.9	23/100
Biarritz	$2,590–3,600	$1,010–1,690	$15–20	22/100
Annecy	$2,700–3,710	$956–1,580	$12.4–18.0	26/100
Corsica	$2,700–3,830	$900–1,580	$11.3–18.0	19/100
Antibes	$2,700–3,830	$1,010–1,800	$15–20	23/100
French Riviera	$2,810–3,940	$1,130–1,910	$14–20	19/100
Nice	$2,930–4,050	$1,130–1,910	$11.3–18.0	17/100
Cannes	$2,930–4,050	$1,130–1,910	$11.3–18.0	15/100
Chamonix	$3,150–4,280	$1,130–2,030	$14–20	15/100
Paris	$3,600–5,060	$1,580–2,810	$14–20	7/100
Saint-Tropez	$3,940–5,630	$1,690–3,380	$18–25	6/100

Cost of living by place

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