Paris vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	2.11M	5.45M

The cost of living in Paris is 13% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 916th and 348th ($2480 vs $2844) 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 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 14th and 2nd 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	$17	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864