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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$6972
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	87
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.01M

The cost of living in Paris is 36% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 998th and 13th ($2357 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 22nd and 57th 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	$19.2	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$23974

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146