France vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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France India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3796
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$799
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$625
💸 GDP per capita
$44691
$2481
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
38
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
86
73
😀 Quality of life
84
41
🏙️ Population
68.4M
1.33B

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 259% more expensive than in India ($429). France ranked 27th vs 190th 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 1.6 months in France compared to 1.5 months in India. Ranked 24th and 111th 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
$15.7
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$787
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1569
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1243
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$7.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5861
$1885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4268
$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.95
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.18
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.8
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$46.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$673
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10898
$1834

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2267
2.15M
Marseille
$1571
877K
Lyon
$1570
521K
Toulouse
$1499
512K
Nice
$1673
354K
Nantes
$1440
325K
Strasbourg
$1403
292K
Montpellier
$1472
307K
Bordeaux
$1529
265K
Lille
$1391
239K
Rennes
$1339
228K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
120K
Amiens
$1192
135K
Villeurbanne
$1567
162K
Angers
$1275
158K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1299
148K
Nanterre
$1660
98.1K
Le Mans
$1201
145K
Orleans
$1182
116K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
80.8K
Aix-en-Provence
$1568
148K
Grenoble
$1434
156K
Toulon
$1308
181K
Argenteuil
$1752
107K
Saint-Etienne
$1081
173K
Reims
$1329
178K
Nimes
$1231
150K
Saint-Denis
$1726
115K
Brest
$1078
141K
Le Havre
$1123
166K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M