---
title: "Living in Paris as a digital nomad: cost, safety, visa, internet"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/paris
description: "The capital of everything, at a capital's price"
dataset: 2026.09.4 (2026-09-26)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# Paris, France

Paris scores 70.3/100 for digital nomads under balanced weights, ranking 20 of 309 cities. Expect about $2,656 per month, no dedicated nomad visa, and a measured median download speed of 64.2 Mbps.

Paris is unmatched for culture, food and transit, and its startup ecosystem is Europe's largest after London. Rents are high and apartments small; the nomad community is spread across arrondissements rather than clustered.

Known for: Museums and food, Métro density, Startup scene (Station F), Small apartments.

## Scores (balanced weights, 0–100)

| Factor | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | 70.3 |
| Cost of living | 25 |
| Safety | 69 |
| Healthcare | 85 |
| Internet | 73 |
| Visa ease | 90 |
| Getting there & around | 87 |
| Climate | 33 |
| Air quality | 90 |
| Quality of life | 80 |

## The numbers behind the scores

| Metric | Value | Level | As of | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly cost, one person | $2,656 | city | 2026-09 | [^2] |
| Central 1-bedroom rent | $2,278 | city | 2026-09 | [^2] |
| Outskirts 1-bedroom rent (basis of the monthly total) | $1,624 | city | 2026-09 | [^2] |
| Homicide rate (per 100k) | 1 | country | 2021 | [^4] |
| Political stability (0–100) | 61.8 | country | 2024 | [^5] |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 82 | country | 2023 | [^6] |
| Life expectancy (years) | 81.9 | country | 2021 | [^7] |
| Median download (Mbps) | 64.2 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Median upload (Mbps) | 12.2 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Nomad visa | none listed | country | 2026-07 | [^9] |
| Visa-free days US / EU / UK | 90 days / unlimited / 90 days | editorial | 2026-02 | [^10] |
| Non-stop destinations (CDG/ORY) | 333 | city | 2026-09 | [^11] |
| Walkability / transit (1–5) | 5 / 5 | editorial | 2026-09 | [^12] |
| Comfortable months | 4 of 12 | city | 2001–2020 | [^13] |
| Annual mean PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9.3 | city | 2024 | [^14] |
| Human Development Index | 0.92 | country | 2023 | [^15] |
| English proficiency band | moderate | country | 2024 | [^16] |

## Climate (2001–2020 normals)

| Month | Mean °C | Rain mm | Humidity % | Comfortable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | 3 | 54 | 92 | no |
| Feb | 3.6 | 50 | 87 | no |
| Mar | 6.7 | 52 | 82 | no |
| Apr | 10.3 | 39 | 77 | no |
| May | 13.8 | 64 | 76 | no |
| Jun | 17.4 | 60 | 75 | yes |
| Jul | 19.3 | 55 | 72 | yes |
| Aug | 18.9 | 59 | 72 | yes |
| Sep | 15.6 | 42 | 76 | yes |
| Oct | 11.6 | 57 | 84 | no |
| Nov | 6.9 | 61 | 91 | no |
| Dec | 3.6 | 69 | 93 | no |

## Airports and nonstop flights

| Airport | IATA | Nonstop destinations | International | From US airports |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport | CDG | 279 | 213 | 23 |
| Orly Airport | ORY | 178 | 121 | 4 |

Unique destinations across all airports: 333, of which 248 international (Wikipedia, 2026-09).

## Similar cities

- [Madrid](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/madrid) (71.1) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/madrid-vs-paris)
- [Barcelona](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/barcelona) (71.7) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/barcelona-vs-paris)
- [Munich](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/munich) (69.4) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/munich-vs-paris)
- [Brussels](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/brussels) (70.1) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/brussels-vs-paris)
- [Antwerp](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/antwerp) (70.2) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/antwerp-vs-paris)

## FAQ

### How much does it cost to live in Paris as a digital nomad?

A single person typically spends about $2,656 per month in Paris, renting a one-bedroom outside the centre (about $1,624). A central one-bedroom costs about $2,278, which brings the total to roughly $3,310. That is a 25/100 cost score, where 100 is the cheapest city in the dataset.

### Is Paris safe for digital nomads?

Paris scores 69/100 on safety. France records 1 homicides per 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2021) and a political-stability score of 61.8/100 (World Bank WGI). Both figures are national, so neighbourhood-level risk can differ.

### Does France have a digital nomad visa?

No dedicated digital nomad visa was listed for France as of 2026-07. Visitors from the US can stay 90 days visa-free.

### How fast is the internet in Paris?

Measured median download speed in Paris was 64.2 Mbps (upload 12.2 Mbps) across 476,937 M-Lab tests in 2024. Measured speeds run below advertised plan speeds everywhere, so compare cities rather than reading the number as a plan.

### Which airports serve Paris and how many nonstop flights are there?

Paris is served by Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) with 279 nonstop destinations and Orly Airport (ORY) with 178 nonstop destinations, 333 unique destinations across all of them, of which 248 are international. 23 US airports have a nonstop link. Source: Wikipedia, 2026-09.

### When is the best time of year to be in Paris?

The most comfortable months are Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Mean temperatures range from 37°F (3°C) in Jan to 67°F (19°C) in Jul (NASA POWER 2001–2020 climatology).

### Paris or Madrid: which is better for digital nomads?

Madrid is the city with the closest factor profile to Paris in this dataset. Which one wins depends on your weights; the comparison page puts every factor side by side with the numbers behind them.

## Sources

[^1]: City population (latest census or official estimate), Wikipedia (citing national statistics offices). CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^2]: WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages), WhereNext. CC BY 4.0. https://getwherenext.com/cities (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^3]: 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level), WhereNext. CC BY 4.0. https://getwherenext.com/data/cost-of-living-2026 (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^4]: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/estimates-of-rates-of-homicides-per-100-000-population (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^5]: Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100), World Bank. CC BY 4.0. https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^6]: UHC service coverage index, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/uhc-index-of-service-coverage (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^7]: Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/life-expectancy-at-birth-(years) (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^8]: M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024), Measurement Lab. CC0 1.0. https://statistics.measurementlab.net/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^9]: Digital Nomad Visas 2026, WhereToEmigrate. CC BY 4.0. https://github.com/0brien18/global-emigration-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^10]: Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations), Ilya Ilyankou (compiled from passportindex.org). MIT. https://github.com/ilyankou/passport-index-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^11]: Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables), Wikipedia contributors; countries via Wikidata. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/ (retrieved 2026-09-24)
[^12]: Walkability and transit ratings (editorial), Navoy. CC BY 4.0. https://nostos.navoy.io/methodology (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^13]: NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means), NASA Langley Research Center. Public domain (US Government). https://power.larc.nasa.gov/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^14]: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8), World Health Organization. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/who-ambient-air-quality-database-(update-jun-2026) (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^15]: Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023), United Nations Development Programme. CC BY 3.0 IGO. https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/documentation-and-downloads (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^16]: EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band), EF Education First. Proprietary; band cited as a fact with attribution. https://www.ef.com/epi/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)

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