France vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3796
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$799
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$44691
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
22
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
86
85
😀 Quality of life
84
45
🏙️ Population
68.4M
146M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 100% more expensive than in Russia ($770). France ranked 27th vs 127th 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 1.6 months in France compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 24th and 94th 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
$15.7
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$787
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1569
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1243
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5861
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4268
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.95
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.6
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.18
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.8
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$673
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10898
$6824

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K