Paris vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$2574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	97	99
🏙️ Population	2.15M	14.3M

The cost of living in Paris is 48% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 843rd and 3130th ($2517 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 18th and 4th 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	$16.9	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$14795

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961