Paris real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend
- Average price: $10,793 / m²
- Gross rental yield: 4.15%
- 12-month price change (USD): -3.89%
- Net rental yield: 3.01%
- Transaction cost: 9.1%
- Price basis: local-market average
Residential property in Paris averages $10,793 per square metre — -3.9% in dollar terms over twelve months, so a dollar buyer pays less than a year ago. That makes it the 5th most expensive of the 131 markets in the set.
What a buyer pays in Paris
The $10,793 figure is a local-market average across all residential property types: a flat in a prime district sits well above it, an older unit on the edge of the market well below. Buying costs — transfer tax or stamp duty, notary, registration and agency — come to about 9.1% of the price here. On a 100 m² apartment at the average price that is roughly $98,216 on top of the $1,079,300 purchase price. That is close to the 9.5% median across the set. Against the France national average of $3,642, Paris carries a 196.3% premium — the gap between this market and the country as a whole.
What it earns
A square metre lets for about $37.3 a month. Against a purchase price of $10,793 per square metre that is 4.2% gross, before tax. Both figures come from the same source and the same period, so you can check the arithmetic yourself. It ranks 118th of 151 markets by gross yield. Rental income is taxed at 26–37.9% — the rate is not a single number here. That is the difference between 2.6% and 3.1% net on the same property. The 3% net figure we publish uses 27.5%.
How the tax works. Progressive, and the two ends of the band are different regimes: at about USD 1,000 a month the micro-foncier regime applies (30% allowance, CGI art. 32) with the 20% non-resident minimum rate plus 17.2% social charges, about 26%; at about USD 3,000 a month the €15,000 micro-foncier ceiling is exceeded and the régime réel applies with no deductible expenses assumed, about 38%. Owners covered by EEA, Swiss or UK social security pay 7.5% social charges instead of 17.2%, which lowers the band to roughly 20–30%. Source: impots.gouv.fr.
Where the price sits against its own history
Prices are -11.6% over five years and +23.1% over ten in local terms.
Paris house price index, 2016–2026 (2016 = 100)
| Year | Index |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 100 |
| 2017 | 107.2 |
| 2018 | 114.3 |
| 2019 | 121.7 |
| 2020 | 130.3 |
| 2021 | 130.3 |
| 2022 | 128.9 |
| 2023 | 122.9 |
| 2024 | 115.7 |
| 2025 | 116.9 |
| 2026 | 116.8 |
Rebased to 100 in 2016, the index stands at 116.8 in 2026. The series is in local currency, and the twelve-month numbers above show how much of that a dollar buyer actually keeps.
Who can buy in Paris
Freehold, no restrictions. That is the rule a foreign buyer meets first, not legal advice — check the current position locally before you commit.
How this figure is built
The price figure for Paris is built from asking prices from listings. It was last refreshed on 2026-10-15. We rate our confidence in this market’s data medium: the series is usable, but thinner or less current than our best-covered markets. We recompute every market the same way, which is what lets Paris be compared with a country average or another city.
Sources: MeilleursAgents · meilleursagents.com · api.frankfurter.dev (2026-10-15). Snapshot: 2026-10-15.
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