France vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$2978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4015
$7532
🏠 One person rent
$831
$1679
🏘️ Family rent
$1616
$3087
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$905
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2667
$6579
💸 GDP per capita
$44461
$99995
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
9.01
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
82
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
86
99
😀 Quality of life
84
100
🏙️ Population
68.4M
8.9M

The average cost of living in France ($1616) is 46% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2978). France ranked 26th 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
$16.8
$27.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$98.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.8
$8.46
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$4.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$1719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$641
$1400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1663
$3301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.66%
2.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$13868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4720
$9046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$4.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$41.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$23.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$46.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$4.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$89.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.9
$42.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$124
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$679
$2627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$21218

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2357
2.15M
Marseille
$1607
873K
Lyon
$1608
522K
Toulouse
$1551
504K
Nice
$1721
348K
Nantes
$1547
323K
Strasbourg
$1497
291K
Montpellier
$1531
302K
Bordeaux
$1575
262K
Rennes
$1394
225K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
120K
Lille
$1547
237K
Angers
$1383
157K
Villeurbanne
$1622
157K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
147K
Nanterre
$1725
97.4K
Aix-en-Provence
$1654
147K
Le Mans
$1261
145K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
78.2K
Saint-Etienne
$1139
173K
Argenteuil
$1826
107K
Grenoble
$1473
157K
Reims
$1448
179K
Saint-Denis
$1799
114K
Le Havre
$1249
166K
Brest
$1152
140K
Tours
$1192
138K
Saint-Denis
$1397
155K
Versailles
$1894
83.6K
Montreuil
$1743
111K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3392
447K
Geneva
$3322
204K
Basel
$2741
174K
Lausanne
$2890
141K
Bern
$2512
135K
Winterthur
$3184
110K
Lucerne
$3068
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2618
75.8K
Lugano
$2763
63.2K
Biel/Bienne
$2517
55.2K
Koniz
$2592
41.8K
Thun
$2646
43.7K
Vernier
$3120
34.8K
Uster
$3057
36.8K
Lancy
$3094
31.9K
Fribourg
$2738
38.4K
Chur
$2197
35K
Schaffhausen
$2629
36.6K
Altstetten
$3139
36.3K
Bellinzona
$3009
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2424
33.5K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
30.2K
Dubendorf
$3129
28K
Sion
$2052
34.7K
Montreux
$3257
26K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
39K
Emmen
$3020
29.3K
Kriens
$2989
27K
Meyrin
$3090
24.1K
Frauenfeld
$2647
25.4K