France vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1728
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4068
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$903
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2825
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$46150
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
80
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
89%
🎓 Higher education
86
95
😀 Quality of life
85
92
🏙️ Population
68.5M
10.6M

The average cost of living in France ($1728) is 0% more expensive than in Sweden ($1728). France ranked 27th vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 23rd and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Sweden

We calculate prices for France and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$885
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1406
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6278
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4604
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11969
$6191

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K