Paris vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$4749
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	2.15M	468K

The cost of living in Paris is 5% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1222nd and 972nd ($2267 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 1.4 months in Paris compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 25th and 221st 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	$16	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$21914

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682