Cost of living in Paris 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Paris, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
82.7
17% cheaper than New York
ParisUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 1,386 EUR $1,594
1-bed apartment, outside centre 1,043 EUR $1,199
3-bed apartment, centre 3,027 EUR $3,481
Room in shared flat 750 EUR $862
Buy price per m2 12,940 EUR $14,881
Living cost excl. rent 1,065 EUR $1,225
Typical net salary 3,225 EUR $3,709
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.