Cost of living comparison

 San Francisco (CA), United States
compared to
 Paris, France
Paris vs. San Francisco Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 16.1% cheaper than San Francisco.

Restaurants
pay 12.6% more in Paris
Groceries
pay 30.4% less in Paris
Transportation
pay 12.8% more in Paris
Housing
pay 42.2% less in Paris
Childcare
pay 65.7% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.7% less in Paris
Clothing
pay 23.0% more in Paris

The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Paris are more expensive than in San Francisco. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Paris.

Paris vs. San Francisco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paris instead of San Francisco, you would:

pay 12.6% more for restaurants

 
San Francisco
Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$16.08
€14.17
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$12.86
€11.33
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
 
$4.09
€3.61

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

 
San Francisco
Paris
Bread
1 loaf
$4.86
 
$2.01
€1.77
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.38
 
$11.23
€9.90
Milk (1 gallon) $5.98
 
$5.41
€4.76

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

 
San Francisco
Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.27
 
$7.65
€6.75
Monthly public transit pass $98.00
 
$92.60
€81.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,753.89
 
$32,688.77
€28,806.66

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pay 42.2% less for housing

 
San Francisco
Paris
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.19
 
$33.65
€29.66
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $3,110.17
 
$1,367.25
€1,204.87
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,750.00
 
$1,057.37
€931.80

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pay 65.7% less for childcare

 
San Francisco
Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,829.63
 
$756.26
€666.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $38,000.00
 
$15,942.48
€14,049.15

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Francisco
Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$7.50
€6.61
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.64
 
$4.31
€3.80
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$14.00
 
$13.40
€11.81

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pay 23.0% more for clothing

 
San Francisco
Paris
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$61.43
 
$103.81
€91.48
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.08
 
$46.57
€41.04
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.32
 
$111.54
€98.30

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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