France vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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France India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1737
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$965
🏠 One person rent
$904
$167
🏘️ Family rent
$1549
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2922
$248
💸 GDP per capita
$46103
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
8.18
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
39
🌐 English speaking %
23.7%
18.9%
🎓 Higher education
86
73
😀 Quality of life
86
43
🏙️ Population
68.6M
1.45B

The average cost of living in France ($1737) is 325% more expensive than in India ($409). France ranked 28th vs 193rd for India in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in France compared to 0.6 months in India. Ranked 24th and 120th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs India

We calculate prices for France and India as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 220 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

France India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$895
$184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1771
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6560
$1729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4599
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$9.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.25
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$2.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$916
$70.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14620
$2142

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Cities Comparison in France vs India

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2460
2.1M
Marseille
$1759
886K
Lyon
$1747
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1901
358K
Nantes
$1579
328K
Montpellier
$1644
310K
Strasbourg
$1658
294K
Bordeaux
$1789
268K
Lille
$1658
238K
Rennes
$1500
231K
Villeurbanne
$1652
164K
Aix-en-Provence
$1853
150K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
119K
Amiens
$1350
136K
Grenoble
$1560
156K
Le Mans
$1339
146K
Angers
$1637
159K
Toulon
$1530
179K
Metz
$1591
123K
Le Havre
$1247
167K
Saint-Etienne
$1251
173K
Orleans
$1356
116K
Saint-Denis
$1918
115K
Brest
$1208
142K
Dijon
$1490
162K
Reims
$1553
178K
Nimes
$1440
152K
Argenteuil
$1935
106K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1427
146K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$479
26.5M
Mumbai
$717
15.4M
Bangalore
$507
12.3M
Hyderabad
$444
9.19M
Ahmedabad
$433
7.65M
Chennai
$409
6.6M
Surat
$663
5.94M
Pune
$495
6.2M
Kanpur
$308
4.58M
Kolkata
$362
4.5M
Lucknow
$326
3.38M
Jaipur
$384
3.07M
Vadodara
$358
3.1M
Ghaziabad
$368
2.38M
Nagpur
$528
2.41M
Rajkot
$298
2.04M
Indore
$346
1.99M
Agra
$352
1.59M
Patna
$293
1.68M
Visakhapatnam
$331
2.04M
Thane
$464
1.89M
Bhopal
$335
1.8M
Meerut
$335
1.57M
Ludhiana
$391
1.62M
Madurai
$342
1.56M
Jamshedpur
$339
1.56M
Jodhpur
$312
1.51M
Allahabad
$291
1.54M
Faridabad
$344
1.4M
Nashik
$329
1.49M