France vs South Africa - Cost of Living Comparison

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France South Africa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$791
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$697
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$1312
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$6766
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
6.92
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
62.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
41
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
31%
🎓 Higher education
86
83
😀 Quality of life
85
41
🏙️ Population
67.7M
60.1M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 89% more expensive than in South Africa ($815). France ranked 29th vs 107th for South Africa 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 1.6 months in South Africa. Ranked 24th and 121st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs South Africa

We calculate prices for France and South Africa as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 36 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 South Africa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
11.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$9.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$5.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$5.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$188
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$3937

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Cities Comparison in France vs South Africa

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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 South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$908
4.43M
Soweto
$875
1.27M
Pretoria
$783
742K
Rustenburg
$845
550K
Cape Town
$881
434K
Randburg
$776
337K
Durban
$780
595K
Centurion
$755
237K
Sandton
$889
222K
Pietermaritzburg
$609
619K
East London
$683
267K
Port Elizabeth
$866
312K
Kimberley
$753
225K
Kroonstad
$701
169K
Benoni
$741
159K
Klerksdorp
$621
187K
Bloemfontein
$601
256K
Springs
$631
122K
Vereeniging
$637
99K
Paarl
$773
112K
Worcester
$632
97.1K
Potchefstroom
$625
149K
Vanderbijlpark
$698
95.8K
Uitenhage
$805
104K
George
$684
157K
Mthatha
$689
96.1K
Upington
$643
121K
Middelburg
$866
87.3K
Bethal
$746
60.8K
Brits
$751
53.5K