How much does lunch cost in Paris? What are the usual prices of drinks, meal, dessert, coffee and water?

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Pastor Dave

For a cheap lunch with a drink, dessert, coffee and bottled water, count on 15 euros per person. You can get many simple meals for about 8 euros per person if you drink nothing but tap water (une carafe d'eau, s'il vous plaÃ®t).

At McDonald's you can get complete meal for around 6 euros.

bloemkool

there is a large range of possibilities. You can find a meal for about 10 â‚¬ till 75 and more. In every city you can find cheap or expensive addresses.
My experience is that meals are relative cheap but that drinks are relative expensive. The most cheapest drinks are house wine, beer (demi or pression). Everthing served from a bottle (beer, lemonades, coke,...) is expensive.

parisfornia

There is no question that Paris is much cheaper than London. I used to include London in all my trips back to Europe (I live in Califoria) but I stopped going to London because it is outrageously expensive.
To save tons of money on food in Paris, you can buy AMAZING things at the groceries store, the small food markets, the bakeries (boulangeries) and killer freshly made desserts at the patisseries in every neighborhood. Wine is cheap and for all your drinks, it's better to do your own shopping. Just remember they're not open 24/7 like in the US.
With all the money you'll save that way, you can choose any restaurant and splurge any time you want. The key is really to NOT eat out for every meal if you can manage it. Get a lot of your food yourself. A lot of it is sold ready to it and tastes amazing.

peter c

Expect to pay 20% more than you would in London for equivalent food and beverages. Paris was never a cheap city to eat in and value/quality have fallen significantly over the past ten years.

le_ffrench

The prices vary greatly depending on where you are in Paris and what you plan to eat.

A sandwich sold alone is generally less than 3 Euros
A sandwich + drink + dessert is 5 to 7 Euros

As for restaurants, prices vary greatly:

- menus or "formules" are generally far cheaper and of better value than taking dishes individually "Ã la carte"
- restaurants propose cheaper meals on week days and for lunch than during weekends and for dinner to attract workers.
- Fast food restaurants propose rather cheap meals (of dubious nutritional value)
- I find that restaurant chains are not of very good value. They have raised their prices greatly since the introduction of the Euro. Hippopotamus, Bistro Romain, Indiana Cafe, maitre Kanter are all fairly expensive and not very generous with the portions they serve. For instance a 180g "pavÃ© de boeuf" (grilled beef portion) with a handful of fries is 15 Euros at Hippoppotamus. I can find an excellent one at 9.5 Euros in a smaller brasserie in the 15th arrondissement.
- Indian, chinese turquish and greek restaurants are generally cheaper than traditional French ones. I have occasionnally had concerns with food quality with some of these restaurants (namely a greek and indian one).

Here are some restaurant price ranges

- A full couscous menu in Belleville can be found at 6 Euros while you will not have it at less than 15 Euros elsewhere.
- A typical brasserie menu (two or three dishes, drink included or not) can range from 10 to 15+ Euros
- A good meal in a decent restaurant in the evening can be found at around 20-25 Euros.

As for comparing with London prices, I have heard (and even experienced) the exact contrary. The cost of life is lower in Paris than in London (average revenues too).

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