Cost of Living in Paris

I lived in Paris in the 70's and loved it. I worked in a restaurant La Belle Aurora. Wish I had stayed

Transportation has increased triple taking taxi's due to the government putting heavy taxes on carbon emissions.Try to situate yourself within a very central area so you can walk where you need to shop etc.

2,300 net salary average (after benefits and income tax) is not correct.
In 2016, the average salary was 2370 according to official figures : https://www.salairemoyen.com/en/departement-75-Paris.html

Now in 2020 it should be at least 2,500.

Is Paris a good city for someone who wants to study Geography in the university then work and live there?
I think 99 percent of buildings are very old and this is a negative part for me. also structure of the city is very old too.
what's your idea? help me. thanks.

Paris housing is quite expensive in town. Suburbs cost less but then also class of people change , and drop in culture , cleanliness of streets and overall feeling is that you're far away from mighty west ..
Salary is around 2000€ , but still there are 1300€ low or 3000€ higher , depending a lot of position and work experience. To say , no any professional higher education , you will be around 1500-1800€. Knowing some skills or do example plumbing , electricity , heating , you will get higher salary if you do your own business and open company. If you speak both English and French rhis is good and can open door to many jobs like client support , working on airport , and other companies that need daily contact on English , then you can expect 2000+ euros again depends on your previous experience.
When you have 2 workers in home both to say earning about 4000€ , and you are living 30 km from Paris , you can find equiped apartment for 700-1200 euros and then for food and bills you will spend around 300-400 for food , and around 120-170 for bills all included. So let's say you find apartment of 40m2 for 1200 with bills included , you pay nice medium quality food 400 per month , transportation if there is no car , just public 150 that's already

Sorry, but that is wrong.
Average net salary in provincial France (everywhere except Paris) is 2250€ netto.
So of course it is higher in Paris.

Website shows net salary after tax:
http://www.journaldunet.com/business/salaire/paris/departement-75

I don't know what extreme taxes you are talking about. I live in Germany and tax rate on my gross salary is a lot higher. After that, my health expenditures are less reimbursed in Germany than in France, unemployment money payout is more restricted than in France, my income protection is not made on a company basis like in France so that I have to pay from my own pocket otherwise I don't get anything after 6 month of illness in Germany, and retirement age is 68 in Germany (vs. 62 in France).
So yes, I think it is fair to pay those "EXTREME" taxes you are so much complaining about.

what is the cost of living in paris including the housing for a student who shares a sigle seated room.

Average monthly salary in Paris is not 1'900€ after tax!! Otherwise nobody could afford to live there.
The city itself is of course very expensive (Rent) but salaries are a lot higher!

http://www.journaldunet.com/business/salaire/paris/departement-75

I once tried to purchase a man, but they called the police and I had to run away
I don't know what's wrong with Paris, but apparently, you can't buy slaves to do your 'bidding'. This is outrageous! How am I supposed to satisfy myself.
I once saw some fresh children, and I barely managed to escape the police. Honestly, Paris is so different to Afghanistan. I should have never illegally immigrated her in the first place.

I want to add that rent is very high in Paris. You may find an appartement of 14m2 with 700 euro. However if you want to rent a decent appartment you will search around Paris. The life is very very very expensive. Much you will be paid much you will pay taxes.

Just wandering:
With an average net salary of 1900 Euro (and this is average, what about workers, bus drivers, hair-dressers etc. who may earn a portion of that) and 1200 Euro just for a very basic apartment rent and utilities:
How do you guys manage to survive? Food, clothes, car, education for the children, healthcare, vacation?
All this things should actually be affordable by the middle class European citizen (and France is still one of the richest economies worldwide...)
I don't know what to think. I am from Bulgaria, we are supposed to be the poorest country in EU. Things aren't great here, we have lot's of other problems, but I can afford all those without any problems at all...

I agree the monthly wage isn't correct at all,more like 700 eur per month.Macron and his cohorts ie french government continues to bleed the public dry financially and security wise no doubt.Americans are far too intelligent as to let France rip us off.France and the rest of Europe's currency is obviously on a downward spiral to the land of no return.Trump got out of the Paris climate Accord for this reason.The french government was pocketing the money.The U S military has pulled much of it's military personnel and equipment out of France and Europe.Gone are the days of free rides Europe enjoyed which U S taxpayers footed the bills solely.Its amazing how soon people in Europe forget how the U S has protected them for 70 plus years.Nobody around the world offered to help the U S when 911 happened,not even a phone call from Europe.FYI the U S didn't ask for any help either,but a gesture would've been the respectable thing to do.To those of you that may think the next president will fall in line as it used to be with Europe protecting them, think again.Many people think Trump is an enemy of Europe,not the case at all.WE THE PEOPLE are alive and well in the USA.WE THE PEOPLE don't care about Europe nor the rest of the world for that matter.Fight your own battles ie wars.WE THE PEOPLE don't care if you all kill each other, just as long as we get to watch.

I'm a french citizen living in Paris all of my life.Unfortunately I'm leaving my homeland in January due to the very corrupt government destroying everyone's lives not only in Paris but throughout france.France overall isn't safe to visit anymore even on vacation.With a heavy heart I say this.France is literally burning and even after the current corrupt government is gone it'll calm down then start all over again.France obviously depends heavily upon tourism but those days are over now.FYI if you're thinking about visiting anywhere in eastern Europe cancel that as well.Putin will invade all of eastern Europe in the near future.Georgia is the starting point for invasion but other eastern European countries will fall prey to Russian force in the near future unfortunately.Its only a short matter of time before Germany invades France.If you value your safety don't visit anywhere in Europe,be safe.

The average NET salary (take home pay) in Paris can't be €2.300 as stated here - it could, if you carrried out a survey and interview 50 top managers who work in Le Defense and 50 ordinary Parisians .. the former all make around €200.000 whereas the latter make around €30.000 - Paris is a very expensive city, but if you consider the income/prices ratio, it's a lot worse - London is more expensive, but net salaries in London are considerably higher. No wonder there are 500.000 Frenchies in Old Blighty.. Paris is a great city if you have money and don't have to work there.

Suu Kyi is the greatest humanity criminal responsible for the inhumane atrocities currently happening in Myanmar.
The atrocities happens only under the Suu Kyi government, not under the previous government so Suu Kyi should be prosecuted under the international criminal court for crimes against humanity.

While Rohingya are suffering inhumanely, shameless Suu Kyi's ministers are busy attempting to expand citis across the country including Yangon as well as places where Rohingya's land and houses were confiscated illegally to accommodate to more probably but not certain foreign investments, mostly coming from like-minded Communist China.

It is time to undo Obama's greatest history mistake and impose comprehensive sanctions on Myanmar immediately again.
And this time China must be punished to the extent of being imposed comprehensive sanctions if China violated sanctions on Myanmar.

The greatest virtue is to save a human race such as Rohingya from almost being wiped out.
This is exactly where the leadership role of UN must be amplified that fairness and justice prevail internationally under UN.
whereas China questionable, unworthy role of the permanent membership of UN, especially standing behind inhumane Myanmar upon Rohingya genocide is hopeless for the international communities so the permanent membership of China must be reconsidered whether or not sick China is worthy or fitting of the role.

Gang-raped while pregnant, watching their sons be beheaded and burned and beaten by soldiers – brave Rohinga women tell their horrific stories after escaping the Burma purge
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5082256/pregnant-rohingya-woman-gang-raped-by-soldiers-after-they-beheaded-her-son-among-the-brave-survivors-who-escaped-the-burma-purge/

‘We’ll Turn Your Village Into Soil’: Survivors Recount One of Myanmar’s Biggest Massacres
https://www.wsj.com/articles/burn-the-houses-rohingya-survivors-recount-the-day-soldiers-killed-hundreds-1526048545

I would like to move to Paris after I retire and have a budget of 1,300,000 euro to buy an apartment. How much money per month do my Wife and I need to live comfortably in Paris?

Some more detailed comments:
My salary is 25K annual. I am told this is average!!
(US I made 65K)

Note most Parisians cannot afford to live in Paris. Its sad!

I pay 1900 euro for 1 bedroom apartment in Paris (central). It is 55 meters square, small & very old, sad crap kitchen, tiny fridge, no bathtub, no clothes dryer anywhere in building! No real closet space for clothes. We hang laundry to dry everyday!! We are looking to buy in Paris, but everything livable/decent in decent area is 900K (for a 65 meters square). Sure, you can find something around 650K but you are living in a bad area, and looking to commute 45-60 minutes to work. So if you want to buy in central Paris, hope you have a million & change! This is for no terrace or yard either. Something you must remodel because everything is old/outdated.

So much traffic, noise, honking, pollution! Dirtiest city ever been in. Dog poop everywhere middle of sidewalks. Smokers everywhere near restaurants. Bathrooms are like 3rd world & often you must pay to use. Restaurants are expensive compared to US. Little variety. Vegetables are rarely on menus & if you are into health food or vegan forget it. I find the restaurants predictable, all same plates, mundane, bland & not innovative. Many of the good ones dont take reservations, so u must line up at 7pm when they open and wait in the cold, hoping u get a seat. All stores have very inconvenient hours (closed 3 days per week, sometimes during lunch too). Unpredictable.

Groceries are expensive. There is very little variety of products. Very difficult to find good ethnic products, spices. Clothes shopping is expensive. And inconvenient.Most ppl shop at H&M or Zara only. Levis are like $15-200 per pair. Plain Converse shoes $75. All shops are closed on Sundays, so if you cant get groceries or shopping done during the week or on Saturday, youre stuck!

The “free” Public healthcare is very limited. Its very very basic/emergency coverage. You must buy a private “Mutuelle” to cover full medical visits or any specialists. Mine costs 150 EUROS per month... Not free!!! Very difficult to find doctors & specialists that speak fluent English. Dentists are expensive and poor. Paperwork is a mess/disaster. No customer service. Bad attitude.

Gym is 75 euro (small/mediocre), monthly metro pass is 75 Euro (not cheap). Concerts are expensive.

You must leave Paris for any nature. The gardens are structured with mainly dirt paths. Many cafes but always tiny & very crowded. Not comfortable at all. Everywhere is so cramped & crowded. And Im a city person. the weather is always gray, so often not nice to be outside. Winter is dreadful. Its cold from October-April/May usually, lots of rain, little sunshine. Then its unbearably hot in July/August. No aircon anywhere & many people stink and do not wear deoderant. Makes for a lovely cramped Metro ride!!

The worst though is the people: Parisians are outright rude, elitist and awful. Even if u try to speak French. Unfriendly, complaining, lazy. As for employment, all the young people have double Masters degrees. Your US experience does not matter. Few jobs because people never leave, they cannot be fired here. For entry-level jobs, pedigree is most important: you must graduate from a Superieure French school with an MBA & Masters Just to make minimum wage. Makes living here as a non-French a nightmare. Inefficiency: getting any government paperwork done will take over a year. They will lose your file several times. Sitting in prefecture for 5 hours to submit a form. Nightmares!! I could go on even more...

Really dont move here. You’ll thank me!! And yes, I would leave & go back home tomorrow if I could!!

I am double citizen Hungarian and US. I have Hungarien retired health care, based on I worked there 30 years. Hungary belong to the Europien Union. What kind of insurance may I need if I live in France. Please let me know.

Thank you. Klara Bieber

Hello All,

I am 12 yr exp Engineer (Oil and gas field). Like to work in France. I will come with my Family (Total 4 Persons including me). How much salary should I have to survive, with child education, Medical and monthly expenses? So that at least 2000 Euro should save.