The average price to buy a house in France in 2024 is $512,000. Buying properties in France costs on average 256 US dollars per square foot. Apartments in France sell for an average price of $319,200 for a two-bedroom apartment, or $399 per square foot.
In euros, the average price per square meter to buy a house in France is €2,503. This adds up to €500,600 for a 200-sqm house. The price for an apartment in France is €3,906 per sqm, approximately €293,000 for a 75-sqm apartment.
French real estate is generally more expensive than Spanish real estate, Italian real estate, or Greek real estate, but cheaper than Portuguese real estate.
French real estate prices vary greatly, depending on size, condition of the property, amenities and location. Here’s what to expect to pay on average if you’re looking to buy real estate in one of France’s largest 50 cities and towns:
House and apartment prices in US dollars in France’s major cities
Out of France’s 50 largest cities analyzed, the area surrounding Paris is the most expensive in the country. Neuilly-sur-Seine, just west of Paris, is the most expensive location to buy a home. An average-sized house in Neuilly-sur-Seine costs $2,644,000 or $1,322 per square foot. An average apartment 800-square-foot in size will set you back as much as $842,400, at $1,053 per sqft.
The second most expensive city in France to buy real estate is Vincennes, a wealthy suburb of Paris, where a house costs on average $2,322,000 or $1,161 per square foot. An apartment in Vincennes sells for around $725,600, with an average price per square foot of $907.
The third priciest French city to buy a home is the western Parisian suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt. Here the price per sqft is $1,071 for houses, which puts the price of a 2,000-sqft home at $2,142,000. Apartment prices in Boulogne-Billancourt are slightly less, $840 per square foot. In other words, an 800-sqft apartment would price for $672,000.
The average house price in Paris, the fourth priciest in the list, is $1,044 per square foot or $2,088,000 for a 2,000-sqft home. Apartments in Paris cost on average $979 per square foot. Therefore, a two-bedroom apartment in Paris would cost $783,200.
The most affordable cities in France to buy a house, out of the 50 cities analyzed, are Saint-Quen, at a house price of $108 per square foot, Saint-Étienne, at $195 per square foot, Montreuil at $189 and Limonges at a price of $190/sqft.
House and apartment prices in Euros in France's major cities
Houses in Paris cost no less than €10,218 per sqm, bringing the cost to purchase an average sized home to around €2,043,600. Buying an apartment in Paris costs €9,581 per sqm. A 75-sqm Parisian apartment would set you back more than €718,600, on average. Real estate prices in Paris can vary depending on the size of the apartment or house, as well as the Paris neighborhood where it is located.
Real estate prices in Marseille are €4,538 per sqm for a house and €3,545 for an apartment. This means that you could purchase an average-sized house for €907,600 and an apartment for an average price of €265,900 in Marseille.
A house in Nice, in the South of France, will cost on average €1,177,000, while an apartment would go for about €377,000. The average price for a house in Cannes is close to €1.5 million and an average apartment here would set you back roughly half a million euros.
Check out the prices in euros to buy properties in France's largest cities:
Methodology:
- When using or citing this data, please give credit to My Dolce Casa by linking to this report
- Data source: Seloger valid as of the date of this report
- Original prices published in euros per square meter
- Euros converted to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate valid as of the date of this report
- Square meters converted to square feet
- The average price of a house refers to a 2,000-square-foot home and a 200-square-meter home
- The average price of an apartment refers to an 800-square-foot apartment and a 75-square-meter apartment
