France vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$791
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
82
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
89%
🎓 Higher education
86
95
😀 Quality of life
85
92
🏙️ Population
67.7M
10.4M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 2% less expensive than in Sweden ($1578). France ranked 29th 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 1.7 months in France compared to 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 24th 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
$16
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$5136

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K