Paris vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	80
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	2.11M	737K

The cost of living in Paris is 21% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 916th and 142nd ($2480 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 1.6 months in Paris compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 14th and 32nd 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	$17	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$28950

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173