France vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1517
$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3774
$3198
🏠 One person rent
$785
$746
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1245
🍽️ Food expenses
$512
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2553
$2657
💸 GDP per capita
$40964
$55873
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
83
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
89%
🎓 Higher education
82
95
😀 Quality of life
85
92
🏙️ Population
67.7M
10.4M

The average cost of living in France ($1517) is 6% more expensive than in Sweden ($1436). France ranked 29th vs 34th 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 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
$15.2
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$6.76
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$777
$825
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$618
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1243
$1049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$88.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6240
$5513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4751
$3526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$3.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.4
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.61
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.5
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$666
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11155
$4692

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2138
2.15M
Marseille
$1541
870K
Lyon
$1530
522K
Toulouse
$1423
498K
Nice
$1701
343K
Montpellier
$1449
299K
Strasbourg
$1382
291K
Nantes
$1451
321K
Bordeaux
$1474
260K
Lille
$1474
236K
Rennes
$1337
222K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$1822
121K
Villeurbanne
$1376
155K
Amiens
$1146
134K
Toulon
$1369
180K
Grenoble
$1373
158K
Angers
$1218
156K
Saint-Denis
$1607
153K
Reims
$1437
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1662
147K
Tours
$1212
138K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1582
78.3K
Nanterre
$1669
95.8K
Le Havre
$1255
166K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1309
147K
Le Mans
$1177
145K
Brest
$1118
139K
Dijon
$1225
159K
Argenteuil
$1875
109K
Saint-Etienne
$1053
174K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1917
979K
Gothenburg
$1579
608K
Malmo
$1372
325K
Uppsala
$1334
167K
Vasteras
$1268
129K
Helsingborg
$1290
114K
Linkoping
$1309
116K
Orebro
$1266
127K
Solna
$1685
85.3K
Lund
$1359
94.4K
Eskilstuna
$1182
69.9K
Jonkoping
$1323
101K
Sodertalje
$1226
76.3K
Umea
$1093
91.9K
Taby
$1683
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1261
98.1K
Sollentuna
$1872
76.2K
Halmstad
$1212
71.4K
Karlstad
$1205
67.1K
Trollhattan
$921
50.5K
Lulea
$994
49.1K
Gavle
$1187
79K
Uddevalla
$1050
57.3K
Boras
$1084
74K
Vaxjo
$1254
71.3K
Sundsvall
$1076
58.8K
Tumba
$1661
46K
Lidingo
$1717
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1367
52.2K
Skovde
$1209
57.5K