France vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$2818
🏠 One person rent
$791
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$967
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$2172
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$33824
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
73
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
15%
🎓 Higher education
86
98
😀 Quality of life
85
91
🏙️ Population
67.7M
125M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 41% more expensive than in Japan ($1097). France ranked 29th vs 67th for Japan 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 2 months in Japan. Ranked 24th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Japan

We calculate prices for France and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$11309

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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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K