France vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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France South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$3093
🏠 One person rent
$791
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$1095
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$98.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$2392
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$32423
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
8.12
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
63
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
20%
🎓 Higher education
86
87
😀 Quality of life
85
87
🏙️ Population
67.7M
51.5M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 38% more expensive than in South Korea ($1118). France ranked 29th vs 62nd for South Korea 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 2.1 months in South Korea. Ranked 24th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs South Korea

We calculate prices for France and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 87 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 Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$10104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$6925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$17694

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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 Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1444
9.67M
Busan
$1029
3.45M
Incheon
$1020
2.94M
Daegu
$1113
2.44M
Daejeon
$924
1.48M
Gwangju
$1147
1.49M
Suwon
$987
1.23M
Ulsan
$1078
1.15M
Seongnam
$1121
949K
Changwon
$1073
1.05M
Cheongju
$903
849K
Yongin
$1256
971K
Jeju Island
$1056
678K
Goyang
$1144
1.06M
Hwaseong
$1088
904K
Namyangju
$1106
713K
Bucheon
$1152
793K
Gimhae
$907
534K
Jeju
$1003
435K
Cheonan
$940
652K
Ansan
$1127
653K
Siheung
$1081
425K
Uijeongbu
$986
463K
Anyang
$1097
548K
Gunsan
$975
275K
Pohang
$989
504K
Masan
$1006
430K
Jeonju
$787
653K
Pyeongtaek
$924
458K
Paju
$1072
415K