EUR
France
France's money's value is 66.10 %, ranked 6th of 116. And its debt per person is $56,823, ranked 117th of 123.
Of 28 fields published for France, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
77 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$3,064 PPP/mo
The average employee in France earns about $3,064 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$60,483 PPP
Money's value
66.10 %
100 saved in France in 2000 buys what 66 buys today — 34 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
27.98 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in France, about $28 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$3,064 PPP/mo
The average employee in France earns about $3,064 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$43,560 PPP
The average job in France pays about $43,560 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
3.18 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 3.18 % works out to roughly €1,451 a month.
House price growth
-0.79 %
Real house prices in France fell 0.8 % over the past year, adjusted for inflation.
House price growth since 2015
126.7
House prices in France are about 27 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
0.94 %
At 0.9 % a year, prices double in about 77 years if it holds.
Top income tax
55.37 %
the 3rd highest of 37
Tax wedge
47.18 %
the 3rd highest of 36
House price growth since 2015
126.7
the 3rd lowest of 29
Corporate tax
15.00 %
ranked 17th of 96
Where France sits, field by field
Each dot is France’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Money's value66.10 %6 of 116
- Debt per person$56,823117 of 123
- Top income tax55.37 %35 of 37
- Government debt116.00 %117 of 124
- Tax wedge47.18 %34 of 36
- House price growth since 2015126.73 of 29
- Petrol€2.07/l23 of 27
- Corporate tax15.00 %17 of 96
- Price level77 % of US prices103 of 125
- GDP growth0.84 %104 of 127
- GDP per capita$48,98624 of 127
- Minimum wage in euros€1,867/mo6 of 26
- Mortgage rates3.18 %6 of 25
- House price growth-0.79 %13 of 54
- Unemployment rate7.54 %90 of 124
- Retirement age (men)64.3 years15 of 49
- Tax on pay27.98 %25 of 37
- Median income$38,752 PPP15 of 42
- Real policy rate1.31 %19 of 53
- Median salary$2,702 PPP/mo29 of 78
- Average monthly salary$3,064 PPP/mo35 of 92
- Inflation rate0.94 %53 of 123
- Public holidays11 days58 of 104
- Retirement age (women)64.3 years27 of 49
- Electricity price€0.248/kWh18 of 33
- Take-home pay$43,560 PPP20 of 37
- Average annual salary$60,483 PPP19 of 37
- Currency-0.71 %36 of 71
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Finland
avg gap 12.5 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: public holidays — 11 days (France) vs 15 days
Italy
avg gap 14.2 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: corporate tax — 15.00 % (France) vs 24.00 %
Canada
avg gap 16.5 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: tax wedge — 47.18 % (France) vs 32.12 %
Belgium
avg gap 18.8 pp · 28 shared fields
Most separates them: corporate tax — 15.00 % (France) vs 25.00 %
| Price level | 77 % of US prices | ranked 103rd of 125 | |
| GDP growth | 0.84 % | ranked 104th of 127 | |
| GDP per capita | $48,986 | ranked 24th of 127 | |
| Minimum wage in euros | €1,867/mo | ranked 6th of 26 | |
| Mortgage rates | 3.18 % | ranked 6th of 25 | |
| House price growth | -0.79 % | ranked 13th of 54 | |
| Unemployment rate | 7.54 % | ranked 90th of 124 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 64.3 years | ranked 15th of 49 | |
| Tax on pay | 27.98 % | ranked 25th of 37 | |
| Median income | $38,752 PPP | ranked 15th of 42 | |
| Real policy rate | 1.31 % | ranked 19th of 53 | |
| Median salary | $2,702 PPP/mo | ranked 29th of 78 | |
| Average monthly salary | $3,064 PPP/mo | ranked 35th of 92 | |
| Inflation rate | 0.94 % | ranked 53rd of 123 | |
| Public holidays | 11 days | ranked 58th of 104 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 64.3 years | ranked 27th of 49 | |
| Electricity price | €0.248/kWh | ranked 18th of 33 | |
| Take-home pay | $43,560 PPP | ranked 20th of 37 | |
| Average annual salary | $60,483 PPP | ranked 19th of 37 | |
| Currency | -0.71 % | ranked 36th of 71 |
✓ 28 fields published for France, every one dated and sourced · 7 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for France: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, rent, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 28 figures
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q1
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-08-31
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Minimum wage in euros — Eurostat minimum wages (earn_mw_cur) · 2026-S2
- Mortgage rates — ECB Data Portal, MIR statistics · 2026-07
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2024
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2024
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2025-S2
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
What changed
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.72 → -0.71 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.24 → -0.72 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.6 → -0.24 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.45 → -0.6 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.9 → -0.45 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 2.063 → 2.073 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Mortgage rate (new loans) | 3.16 → 3.18 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.52 → -0.9 |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.44 → -0.52 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.41 → -0.44 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.21 → -0.41 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.56 → -0.21 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.12 → 0.56 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.27 → 0.12 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 2.038 → 2.063 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.62 → -0.27 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.64 → 0.62 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.37 → 0.64 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.02 → 0.37 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.91 → -0.02 |