France vs Thailand - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Thailand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$2327
🏠 One person rent
$791
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$608
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$6910
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
78.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
35
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
27.2%
🎓 Higher education
86
78
😀 Quality of life
85
58
🏙️ Population
67.7M
66.2M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 95% more expensive than in Thailand ($790). France ranked 29th vs 114th for Thailand 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 0.8 months in Thailand. Ranked 24th and 66th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Thailand

We calculate prices for France and Thailand as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 35 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 Thailand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
5.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$4099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$9.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$2.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$7.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$11420

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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 Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$902
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$659
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$704
256K
Pak Kret
$677
185K
Nakhon Pathom
$481
78.8K
Surat Thani
$554
131K
Klaeng
$619
130K
Chaophraya Surasak
$647
133K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
134K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
106K
Udon Thani
$500
130K
Hat Yai
$520
159K
Rangsit
$594
79.3K
Pattaya
$665
116K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
76.7K
Tha Khlong
$617
72.8K
Nakhon Sawan
$615
86.4K
Lat Luang
$716
73.9K
Khon Kaen
$532
116K
Phuket
$870
77.6K
Ko Samui
$642
69K
Laem Chabang
$648
77.8K
Hua Hin
$614
59.4K
Nong Prue
$653
70.6K
Ubon Ratchathani
$534
79K
Phitsanulok
$496
70.9K
Chiang Rai
$462
70.6K
Krabi
$739
30.5K
Ko Lanta
$697
33.4K
Ao Nang
$653
14K