France vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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France India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$1116
🏠 One person rent
$791
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$677
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$2411
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
39
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
86
74
😀 Quality of life
85
44
🏙️ Population
67.7M
1.33B

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 250% more expensive than in India ($441). France ranked 29th vs 191st 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 1.5 months in India. Ranked 24th and 109th 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
$16
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$8.56
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$2187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$2.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$74
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$2011

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2231
2.15M
Marseille
$1602
870K
Lyon
$1523
522K
Toulouse
$1448
498K
Nice
$1616
343K
Montpellier
$1458
299K
Bordeaux
$1504
260K
Nantes
$1490
321K
Strasbourg
$1186
291K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
121K
Lille
$1510
236K
Rennes
$1284
222K
Villeurbanne
$1540
155K
Toulon
$1314
180K
Grenoble
$1398
158K
Angers
$1323
156K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
147K
Nanterre
$1647
95.8K
Reims
$1393
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1575
147K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
78.3K
Argenteuil
$1743
109K
Le Havre
$1125
166K
Le Mans
$1212
145K
Tours
$1198
138K
Brest
$1124
139K
Saint-Etienne
$1097
174K
Dijon
$1321
159K
Annecy
$1544
132K
Saint-Denis
$1714
113K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M