Paris vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$4470
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	2.15M	525K

The cost of living in Paris is 11% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 998th and 501st ($2357 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 22nd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Sacramento

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	Paris	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$30262

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851