Paris vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$6742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	80
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	2.15M	737K

The cost of living in Paris is 25% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1222nd and 158th ($2267 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Seattle

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	Paris	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093