France vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$1423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$791
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$1265
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$94.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$1686
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$34776
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
56
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
86
92
😀 Quality of life
85
78
🏙️ Population
67.7M
60.3M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 8% more expensive than in Italy ($1423). France ranked 29th vs 36th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 24th and 32nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Italy

We calculate prices for France and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$5.17
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$729
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$4411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$2517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$10263

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Cities Comparison in France vs Italy

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K