France vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$2896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$7451
🏠 One person rent
$791
$1625
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$3010
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$885
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$6356
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$93260
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
9.01
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
82
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
86
99
😀 Quality of life
85
100
🏙️ Population
67.7M
8.74M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 47% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2896). France ranked 29th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 24th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for France and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$7.9
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$4.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1724
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$1335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$3238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
2.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$13664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$9455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$39.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$7.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$26.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$48.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$17.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$86.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$146
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$41.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$2580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$28469

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Cities Comparison in France vs Switzerland

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3380
443K
Basel
$2820
178K
Geneva
$3266
202K
Bern
$2569
134K
Lausanne
$2706
139K
Winterthur
$3178
110K
Lucerne
$2925
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2322
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2400
55.2K
Lugano
$2555
63.2K
Koniz
$2597
41.8K
Thun
$2527
43.7K
Zug
$3444
30.5K
Vernier
$3031
34.8K
Uster
$3059
36.8K
Altstetten
$3073
35.6K
Bellinzona
$2918
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2248
33.5K
Schaffhausen
$2354
36.6K
Dubendorf
$3200
28K
Lancy
$3018
31.9K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
30.2K
Chur
$2193
35K
Sion
$1952
34.7K
Fribourg
$2368
38.4K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
39K
Montreux
$2693
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
27K
Emmen
$2882
29.3K
Frauenfeld
$2436
25.4K