France vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1728
$1300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4068
$2968
🏠 One person rent
$903
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2825
$1447
💸 GDP per capita
$46150
$26148
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
49
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
86
76
😀 Quality of life
85
72
🏙️ Population
68.5M
5.42M

The average cost of living in France ($1728) is 33% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1300). France ranked 27th vs 54th for Slovakia 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 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 23rd and 44th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for France and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$885
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1406
$893
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6278
$4313
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4604
$3186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11969
$9530

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2517
2.15M
Marseille
$1733
877K
Lyon
$1693
521K
Toulouse
$1657
512K
Nice
$1884
354K
Montpellier
$1593
307K
Strasbourg
$1620
292K
Nantes
$1574
325K
Lille
$1651
239K
Bordeaux
$1680
265K
Rennes
$1469
228K
Amiens
$1300
135K
Villeurbanne
$1638
162K
Angers
$1715
158K
Grenoble
$1525
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
120K
Le Mans
$1344
145K
Saint-Etienne
$1239
173K
Toulon
$1478
181K
Reims
$1486
178K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1472
148K
Orleans
$1335
116K
Saint-Denis
$1932
115K
Dijon
$1483
160K
Nimes
$1340
150K
Brest
$1202
141K
Le Havre
$1256
166K
Metz
$1526
122K
Argenteuil
$1942
107K
Tours
$1286
139K

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1497
479K
Kosice
$1436
224K
Petrzalka
$1388
112K
Nitra
$1176
75.9K
Zilina
$1182
80.3K
Presov
$1021
81.7K
Trnava
$1311
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1126
73.5K
Martin
$1162
50.3K
Trencin
$1257
54.1K
Zvolen
$1346
39.2K
Povazska Bystrica
$1237
37K
Prievidza
$992
42.4K
Poprad
$1248
48.4K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1169
29.9K
Komarno
$1148
31.9K
Nove Zamky
$1134
36K
Michalovce
$1138
35.3K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1088
34.3K
Ruzomberok
$1231
26.4K
Levice
$946
30.6K
Piestany
$985
26.4K
Lucenec
$1037
24.7K