France vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1737
$1758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$3963
🏠 One person rent
$904
$902
🏘️ Family rent
$1549
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2922
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$46103
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
8.18
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
80
🌐 English speaking %
23.7%
89%
🎓 Higher education
86
95
😀 Quality of life
86
94
🏙️ Population
68.6M
10.6M

The average cost of living in France ($1737) is 1% less expensive than in Sweden ($1758). France ranked 28th vs 27th 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 1.7 months in France compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 24th and 9th 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
$17.5
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$7.66
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$895
$967
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$720
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1771
$1734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$1314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6560
$6105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4599
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.25
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$916
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14620
$8198

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Cities Comparison in France vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2460
2.1M
Marseille
$1759
886K
Lyon
$1747
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1901
358K
Nantes
$1579
328K
Montpellier
$1644
310K
Strasbourg
$1658
294K
Bordeaux
$1789
268K
Lille
$1658
238K
Rennes
$1500
231K
Villeurbanne
$1652
164K
Aix-en-Provence
$1853
150K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
119K
Amiens
$1350
136K
Grenoble
$1560
156K
Le Mans
$1339
146K
Angers
$1637
159K
Toulon
$1530
179K
Metz
$1591
123K
Le Havre
$1247
167K
Saint-Etienne
$1251
173K
Orleans
$1356
116K
Saint-Denis
$1918
115K
Brest
$1208
142K
Dijon
$1490
162K
Reims
$1553
178K
Nimes
$1440
152K
Argenteuil
$1935
106K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1427
146K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2439
985K
Gothenburg
$1879
675K
Malmo
$1793
339K
Uppsala
$1625
175K
Orebro
$1251
129K
Vasteras
$1507
132K
Helsingborg
$1504
116K
Solna
$2014
86.5K
Linkoping
$1543
117K
Norrkoping
$1269
98.2K
Eskilstuna
$1463
70.6K
Lund
$1567
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1979
78.2K
Gavle
$1303
86.5K
Jonkoping
$1490
103K
Taby
$1789
78.5K
Umea
$1386
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1842
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1464
74.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
53.4K
Karlstad
$1481
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1430
70.9K
Skovde
$1503
58.3K
Boras
$1544
75.6K
Halmstad
$1358
73K
Trollhattan
$1358
50.1K
Ostersund
$1523
54K
Uddevalla
$1574
56.7K
Tumba
$1794
46.9K
Marsta
$1644
30.6K