Paris vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	2.11M	468K

The cost of living in Paris is 7% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 916th and 1246th ($2480 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 14th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Raleigh

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	Paris	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$24650

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736