Salary vs rent · Paris
€20,000 salary in Paris: how much rent can you afford?
On €20,000/year your monthly take-home budget (gross) is €1,667/month. The median rent in Paris is €1,600, which would take 96.0% of your income — Risky.
Your monthly rent budget
Comfortable (25%)up to €417/mo
Manageable (30%)up to €500/mo
Stretch (35%)up to €583/mo
Risky (45%)up to €750/mo
Rent landscape in Paris
€950
57.0% of your salary
Budget rent
€1,600
96.0% of your salary
Typical rent
€2,700
162.0% of your salary
High-end rent
Renters in Paris typically spend 26–46% of income on rent. At €20,000/year, you have limited room to cover the median rent comfortably.
Data confidence: medium · INSEE enquête logement + OLAP Paris rental observatory (2023) · 2023
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