Paris vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$912
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	96	48
🏙️ Population	2.11M	24.7K

The cost of living in Paris is 51% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 916th and 3471st ($2480 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and the Seychelles, respectively. Check France vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 14th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Victoria

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	Paris	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419