New York City vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$3155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.15M

The cost of living in New York City is 81% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6th and 1216th ($4044 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in Paris. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8th and 33rd 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	$24.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$16502

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381