Paris vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	2.15M	4.84M

The cost of living in Paris is 16% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 998th and 312th ($2357 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Australia, respectively. Check France vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 22nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Sydney

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	Paris	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754