Paris vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$5859
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	2.15M	690K

The cost of living in Paris is 28% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1222nd and 96th ($2267 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Washington

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	Paris	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$24653

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979