France vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$791
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
26
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
86
85
😀 Quality of life
85
44
🏙️ Population
67.7M
147M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 136% more expensive than in Russia ($652). France ranked 29th vs 143rd for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 24th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Russia

We calculate prices for France and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$6135

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K