Paris vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$4493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	75
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	2.15M	459K

The cost of living in Paris is 5% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 998th and 1277th ($2357 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 22nd and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Virginia Beach

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	Paris	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701