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Italy · France

Florence vs Paris: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Florence and Paris compared on cost, safety, weather and size
FlorenceItalyParisFrance
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$60$80
Mid-range$145$185
Luxury$310$395
Price level0.69× US (2025)0.77× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 2
Best monthsJun, Jul, Aug and SepJun, Jul and Aug
Annual rain1,200 mm961 mm
Average high21.3 °C16.6 °C
Population367K2.1M
Time zoneEurope/RomeEurope/Paris

The short answer

Florence is about 22 % cheaper per day than Paris, $145 against $185 (mid-range estimate). Both carry a US Level 2 advisory. In September, the daily average is 21 °C in Florence and 17 °C in Paris.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Florence overview
  • Paris overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Florence trip cost
  • Is Florence safe?
  • Paris trip cost
  • Is Paris safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Europe
  • Safest cities in Europe

Countries

  • All cities in Italy
  • All cities in France

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.