YOU MAY HAVE found yourself scrolling through Instagram and coming across photos of the City of Light and dreaming of moving here one day. As someone who did that very thing a few years ago, I can say that it is truly beautiful and utterly romantic place to live. However, as with everything, there is the dream, and there is also the reality. Here are some useful things to know about living in Paris.
Paris has just been ranked as the second priciest city in the world. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Worldwide Cost of Living report, Paris and Zurich have tied for second place, after Singapore, which is the world’s most expensive city for the fifth straight year. Paris is the only euro zone city on the list, rising from seventh position last year, to second in 2018.
"This is something we have not seen in over a decade," stated Roxana Slavcheva, the editor of the survey, adding, "The competition between Asian hubs like Singapore, Hong Kong (fourth) and Seoul (joint sixth with Geneva), on the one hand and European destinations such as Paris, Zurich and Oslo on the other will be ones to watch over the next survey cycle."
