Paris vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	97	90
🏙️ Population	2.15M	468K

The cost of living in Paris is 8% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 843rd and 1213th ($2517 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 212th 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	$16.9	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766