New York City vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.11M

The cost of living in New York City is 70% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4th and 916th ($4207 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.6 months in Paris. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 18th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Paris

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	New York City	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$17184

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544