Paris vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	87
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.01M

The cost of living in Paris is 36% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 843rd and 6th ($2517 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 18th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs San Jose, United States

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	Paris	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$22302

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254