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Cost of living in Paris, France

The available budget figures add up to €1,550 a month across 1 category. The subtotal uses published references, which can come from earlier periods and wider areas.

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Reference periods: 2025 Boundary: greater city (Paris (greater city)) Area definitions Sources and coverage
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€1,550
€18,600 annualised · available lines
Rents in selected neighbourhoods
€1,550
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Published itemMonthly referenceArea and data period
RentRentMean EUR 1,550.00 / month Original: EUR 1,550 / month Selected areaParis selected neighbourhoods2025 data

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Published itemMonthly referenceArea and data period
UtilitiesElectricity per kWh, annual use 2500–4999 kWhAverage price No monthly equivalent. A monthly amount needs a quantity or additional assumptions for this unit. Original: EUR 0.2485 / kWh NationalFrance2026-S1 data
UtilitiesElectricity per kWh, annual use 2500–4999 kWhAverage price No monthly equivalent. A monthly amount needs a quantity or additional assumptions for this unit. Original: EUR 0.2561 / kWh NationalFrance2025-S2 data
UtilitiesElectricity per kWh, annual use 2500–4999 kWhAverage price No monthly equivalent. A monthly amount needs a quantity or additional assumptions for this unit. Original: EUR 0.2671 / kWh NationalFrance2025-S1 data
UtilitiesElectricity per kWh, annual use 2500–4999 kWhAverage price No monthly equivalent. A monthly amount needs a quantity or additional assumptions for this unit. Original: EUR 0.2926 / kWh NationalFrance2024-S2 data
UtilitiesElectricity per kWh, annual use 2500–4999 kWhAverage price No monthly equivalent. A monthly amount needs a quantity or additional assumptions for this unit. Original: EUR 0.2847 / kWh NationalFrance2024-S1 data (2 years old)

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Housing measures15 available measures. Existing rents, asking rents and shelter costs can differ.
Latest available observation for each source, area and housing measure. These are statistics, not available properties.
Home and measurePublished amountExact source area
1-bedroom flatMean · Selected-market rentsEUR 1,550 per month 1-bedroom flat · Selected-market rentsBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Mean · 2025 data Paris selected neighbourhoods · Selected neighbourhoods Selected area Paris selected neighbourhoodsSelected neighbourhoodsSelected good-quality dwellings and neighbourhoods; EARS agents survey
All dwelling types and room countsMedian · New and existing tenanciesEUR 1,108 per month All dwelling types and room counts · New and existing tenanciesBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Median · 1 January 2025 data Paris intra-muros · Rental observation area Other area Paris intra-murosRental observation areaPrivate rented primary residences in Paris intra-muros. Recent and existing tenancies; rent excluding charges. Furnishing status is not separately identified in this selected table. Published monthly rent median for a whole dwelling. Room categories are not bedroom counts.
Non-detached house; bedroom count not specifiedMean · Selected-market rentsEUR 3,100 per month Non-detached house; bedroom count not specified · Selected-market rentsBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Mean · 2025 data Paris selected neighbourhoods · Selected neighbourhoods Selected area Paris selected neighbourhoodsSelected neighbourhoodsSelected good-quality dwellings and neighbourhoods; EARS agents survey
Detached house; bedroom count not specifiedMean · Selected-market rentsEUR 3,850 per month Detached house; bedroom count not specified · Selected-market rentsBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Mean · 2025 data Paris selected neighbourhoods · Selected neighbourhoods Selected area Paris selected neighbourhoodsSelected neighbourhoodsSelected good-quality dwellings and neighbourhoods; EARS agents survey
Flat with 4 or more rooms; not bedroomsMedian · New and existing tenanciesEUR 2,286 per month Flat with 4 or more rooms; not bedrooms · New and existing tenanciesBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Median · 1 January 2025 data Paris intra-muros · Rental observation area Other area Paris intra-murosRental observation areaPrivate rented primary residences in Paris intra-muros. Recent and existing tenancies; rent excluding charges. Furnishing status is not separately identified in this selected table. Published monthly rent median for a whole dwelling. Room categories are not bedroom counts.
Flat with 3 rooms; not bedroomsMedian · New and existing tenanciesEUR 1,586 per month Flat with 3 rooms; not bedrooms · New and existing tenanciesBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Median · 1 January 2025 data Paris intra-muros · Rental observation area Other area Paris intra-murosRental observation areaPrivate rented primary residences in Paris intra-muros. Recent and existing tenancies; rent excluding charges. Furnishing status is not separately identified in this selected table. Published monthly rent median for a whole dwelling. Room categories are not bedroom counts.
Flat with 2 rooms; not bedroomsMedian · New and existing tenanciesEUR 1,105 per month Flat with 2 rooms; not bedrooms · New and existing tenanciesBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Median · 1 January 2025 data Paris intra-muros · Rental observation area Other area Paris intra-murosRental observation areaPrivate rented primary residences in Paris intra-muros. Recent and existing tenancies; rent excluding charges. Furnishing status is not separately identified in this selected table. Published monthly rent median for a whole dwelling. Room categories are not bedroom counts.
Flat with 1 room; not a bedroom countMedian · New and existing tenanciesEUR 780 per month Flat with 1 room; not a bedroom count · New and existing tenanciesBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Median · 1 January 2025 data Paris intra-muros · Rental observation area Other area Paris intra-murosRental observation areaPrivate rented primary residences in Paris intra-muros. Recent and existing tenancies; rent excluding charges. Furnishing status is not separately identified in this selected table. Published monthly rent median for a whole dwelling. Room categories are not bedroom counts.
3-bedroom flatMean · Selected-market rentsEUR 3,250 per month 3-bedroom flat · Selected-market rentsBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Mean · 2025 data Paris selected neighbourhoods · Selected neighbourhoods Selected area Paris selected neighbourhoodsSelected neighbourhoodsSelected good-quality dwellings and neighbourhoods; EARS agents survey
2-bedroom flatMean · Selected-market rentsEUR 2,500 per month 2-bedroom flat · Selected-market rentsBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Mean · 2025 data Paris selected neighbourhoods · Selected neighbourhoods Selected area Paris selected neighbourhoodsSelected neighbourhoodsSelected good-quality dwellings and neighbourhoods; EARS agents survey
All dwelling types and room countsMedian · New and existing tenanciesEUR 27.3 per m² per month All dwelling types and room counts · New and existing tenanciesBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Median · 1 January 2025 data Paris intra-muros · Rental observation area Other area Paris intra-murosRental observation areaPrivate rented primary residences in Paris intra-muros. Recent and existing tenancies; rent excluding charges. Furnishing status is not separately identified in this selected table. Published monthly rent median per square metre; a floor area is needed for an estimate. Room categories are not bedroom counts.
Flat with 4 or more rooms; not bedroomsMedian · New and existing tenanciesEUR 24.9 per m² per month Flat with 4 or more rooms; not bedrooms · New and existing tenanciesBill treatment not stated; check the source before adding utilities or other bills Median · 1 January 2025 data Paris intra-muros · Rental observation area Other area Paris intra-murosRental observation areaPrivate rented primary residences in Paris intra-muros. Recent and existing tenancies; rent excluding charges. Furnishing status is not separately identified in this selected table. Published monthly rent median per square metre; a floor area is needed for an estimate. Room categories are not bedroom counts.

The first 12 measures are shown. Figures are comparable only when the area, housing type, period and rent definition match.

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OccupationPublished payBasis
Elementary occupationsISCO-08 9 · Classification edition 2008EUR 2,031 per month Mean · 2022 data (3 years old) France · Country National Historical dataGross monthly earnings; full-time-equivalent; enterprises 10+ employees; NACE B–S except O; national
Plant and machine operators and assemblersISCO-08 8 · Classification edition 2008EUR 2,308 per month Mean · 2022 data (3 years old) France · Country National Historical dataGross monthly earnings; full-time-equivalent; enterprises 10+ employees; NACE B–S except O; national
Craft and related trades workersISCO-08 7 · Classification edition 2008EUR 2,305 per month Mean · 2022 data (3 years old) France · Country National Historical dataGross monthly earnings; full-time-equivalent; enterprises 10+ employees; NACE B–S except O; national
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workersISCO-08 6 · Classification edition 2008EUR 2,098 per month Mean · 2022 data (3 years old) France · Country National Historical dataGross monthly earnings; full-time-equivalent; enterprises 10+ employees; NACE B–S except O; national
Service and sales workersISCO-08 5 · Classification edition 2008EUR 2,279 per month Mean · 2022 data (3 years old) France · Country National Historical dataGross monthly earnings; full-time-equivalent; enterprises 10+ employees; NACE B–S except O; national
Clerical support workersISCO-08 4 · Classification edition 2008EUR 2,192 per month Mean · 2022 data (3 years old) France · Country National Historical dataGross monthly earnings; full-time-equivalent; enterprises 10+ employees; NACE B–S except O; national
Technicians and associate professionalsISCO-08 3 · Classification edition 2008EUR 2,918 per month Mean · 2022 data (3 years old) France · Country National Historical dataGross monthly earnings; full-time-equivalent; enterprises 10+ employees; NACE B–S except O; national
ProfessionalsISCO-08 2 · Classification edition 2008EUR 4,118 per month Mean · 2022 data (3 years old) France · Country National Historical dataGross monthly earnings; full-time-equivalent; enterprises 10+ employees; NACE B–S except O; national
ManagersISCO-08 1 · Classification edition 2008EUR 5,676 per month Mean · 2022 data (3 years old) France · Country National Historical dataGross monthly earnings; full-time-equivalent; enterprises 10+ employees; NACE B–S except O; national
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