Paris vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$4579
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	2.15M	525K

The cost of living in Paris is 19% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1222nd and 313th ($2267 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 25th and 308th 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	$16	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045