Paris vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$2601
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	2.15M	14.3M

The cost of living in Paris is 44% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 998th and 3085th ($2357 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 22nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Tokyo

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	Paris	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033