Paris vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.6M

The cost of living in Paris is 3% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 843rd and 744th ($2517 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 660th in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Philadelphia

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	Paris	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$15283

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886