Paris vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$6392
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	80
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	2.15M	737K

The cost of living in Paris is 19% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 998th and 206th ($2357 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 16th in the United States, while ranked 22nd and 102nd 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	$19.2	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263