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London

United Kingdom
7.11of 10
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Comparing with

Paris

France
7.33of 10
+ 3rd place
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Result
Paris wins 4 of 5

The biggest gap is in cultural integration.

FinancialParis+0.35.7 × 6.0
SafetyParis+0.26.6 × 6.8
CurrencyParis+0.59.0 × 9.5
QualityParis+0.57.9 × 8.3
IntegrationLondon+1.07.8 × 6.8

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.
LondonParis
Financial environmentweight 30%
6.0
Tax burden
3.0
4.0
Cost of living
8.0
10.0
Ease of doing business
8.0
4.0
Investment returns
6.0
Stability and safetyweight 25%
6.0
Entry and residence
8.0
6.0
Political and social stability
5.0
9.0
Personal and property safety
8.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
9.0
Currency stability
10.0
9.0
Strength against the dollar
9.0
9.0
Purchasing power
9.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
8.0
Infrastructure and services
9.0
7.0
Culture and lifestyle
7.0
9.0
Environmental quality
9.0
Cultural integrationweight 10%
7.0
Language and communication
6.0
9.0
Communities and support networks
8.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent
Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
London
your income
US$ 4,167
Paris
US$ 2,559
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In London, shortUS$ 2,714a month
In Paris, shortUS$ 1,106a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

LondonParis
0h20h40h60h80h100h120h140h160h180h200h220h240h260h280h300h320h340h360hRent344.1 × 185.4Groceries42.3 × 51.8Transport31.9 × 12.1Health7.1 × 8Utilities45.8 × 29.5Leisure25.5 × 18.2

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

London
11 days
Paris
84 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

London: no sourced tax on purchases

Paris takes more tax than London. See next to it how much comes back as services.

What the State costs you

LondonParis
Income tax and social security3%12%
Tax on purchases—11%
Paid twice (health insurance)4%5%
Total cost of the State7%28%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: gov.uk (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · mytribeinsurance.co.uk (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · service-public.gouv.fr (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · secofi.fr (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · economie.gouv.fr (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · meilleurtaux.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Everyday life

What matters day to day
Language
LondonEnglish
ParisFrench
Currency
LondonGBP
ParisEUR
Time zone
LondonUTC+0
ParisUTC+1
Population
London9,122,909 (2025-06 (mid-2025))
Paris2,103,778 (2023 (vigente em 2026-01-01))

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