Cost of living in Paris — 2026
Paris has 2,103,778 residents and lies in Paris. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €1,446 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 32.13 €/m², a 7% gap separating smaller units (33.96 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (31.67 €/m²). Renting a house costs 24.66 €/m². To buy, expect 9,545 €/m² — the equivalent of 25 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 12,157 €/m². Median income is 33,650 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 52% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 21.2%. Diesel averages 2.25 €/L. Medical density reaches 102.7 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 7.7 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Paris
- Apartment
- 32.13 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 33.96 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 31.67 €/m²
- Houseestimated
- 24.66 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 1,200 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 2,200 €/month
- Apartment
- 9,545 €/m²
- House
- 12,157 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 33,650 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 21.21 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 28.82 %
- Waste collection tax
- 6.21 %
- Gazole
- 2.25 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 1.99 €/L
- SP95
- 2.3 €/L
- SP98
- 1.99 €/L
- E85
- 0.9 €/L
- GPL
- 0.96 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 86 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 2 €
- Groceries / month
- 380 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 80 €
- Electricity / month
- 80 €/month
- Gym / month
- 50 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 14 €
Values marked 'estimated' are modelled from neighbouring towns: the source does not hold enough local listings for this city.
Quality of life — Paris
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Per 1,000 residents, within a 5 km radius — OpenStreetMap count
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Eurostat Urban Audit survey — share of satisfied residents, out of 100
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