EUR
France
France's money's value is 66.10 %, ranked 6th of 116. And its debt per person is $56,579, ranked 118th of 124.
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
3.20 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 3.20 % works out to roughly €1,454 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
125.5
House prices in France are about 26 % 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
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$56,579118 of 124
- Top income tax55.37 %35 of 37
- Tax wedge47.18 %34 of 36
- Government debt115.50 %117 of 125
- House price growth since 2015125.53 of 29
- Petrol€2.23/l24 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 rates3.20 %6 of 25
- House price growth-0.79 %13 of 54
- Unemployment rate7.54 %90 of 124
- Real policy rate1.56 %16 of 53
- Retirement age (men)64.3 years15 of 49
- Tax on pay27.98 %25 of 37
- Median income$38,752 PPP15 of 42
- Median salary$2,702 PPP/mo29 of 79
- Average monthly salary$3,064 PPP/mo35 of 93
- Electricity price€0.239/kWh20 of 33
- Currency-3.25 %40 of 71
- Public holidays11 days58 of 104
- Inflation rate0.94 %57 of 126
- Retirement age (women)64.3 years27 of 49
- Take-home pay$43,560 PPP20 of 37
- Average annual salary$60,483 PPP19 of 37
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Finland
avg gap 12.1 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: public holidays — 11 days (France) vs 15 days
Italy
avg gap 14.5 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: house price growth — -0.79 % (France) vs 3.76 %
Canada
avg gap 17.7 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: tax wedge — 47.18 % (France) vs 32.12 %
Belgium
avg gap 18.7 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 | 3.20 % | ranked 6th of 25 | |
| House price growth | -0.79 % | ranked 13th of 54 | |
| Unemployment rate | 7.54 % | ranked 90th of 124 | |
| Real policy rate | 1.56 % | ranked 16th of 53 | |
| 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 | |
| Median salary | $2,702 PPP/mo | ranked 29th of 79 | |
| Average monthly salary | $3,064 PPP/mo | ranked 35th of 93 | |
| Electricity price | €0.239/kWh | ranked 20th of 33 | |
| Currency | -3.25 % | ranked 40th of 71 | |
| Public holidays | 11 days | ranked 58th of 104 | |
| Inflation rate | 0.94 % | ranked 57th of 126 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 64.3 years | ranked 27th of 49 | |
| Take-home pay | $43,560 PPP | ranked 20th of 37 | |
| Average annual salary | $60,483 PPP | ranked 19th of 37 |
✓ 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
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q2
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-10-19
- 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 · 2026-08
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-09
- 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
- 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
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2026-S1
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-10-23
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
What changed
| 24 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.06 → -3.25 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.28 → -3.06 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.76 → -3.28 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 2.212 → 2.229 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.9 → -3.76 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.77 → -3.9 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.76 → -3.77 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.72 → -3.76 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.8 → -3.72 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.12 → -3.8 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.44 → -3.12 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.16 → -3.44 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.14 → -3.16 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 56823 → 56579 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 116 → 115.5 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.13 → -3.14 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.47 → -3.13 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.68 → -3.47 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Real interest rate (policy − CPI) | 1.31 → 1.56 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Policy rate | 2.25 → 2.5 |