France vs Germany: currencies and prices
Currencies, exchange rates and prices of the same products side by side. Prices in the source currency and in USD; differences relative to France. Where a source has no data for a country we say “no data” – no estimates.
| Indicator | France | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | EUR euro | EUR euro |
| Exchange rate | 1 EUR ECB, 4 November 2026 | 1 EUR ECB, 4 November 2026 |
| Big Mac 1 burger | 7.08 USD 6.19 EUR price from: July 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 euro-area average, not a national price | 7.08 USD ±0% 6.19 EUR price from: July 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 euro-area average, not a national price |
| Petrol 95 1 litre | 2.41 USD 2.16 EUR price from: 2 November 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 | 2.37 USD −1% 2.13 EUR price from: 2 November 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 |
| Diesel 1 litre | 2.64 USD 2.37 EUR price from: 2 November 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 | 2.54 USD −4% 2.28 EUR price from: 2 November 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 |
| Healthy diet 1 person, 1 day Estimated minimum cost of a healthy diet (World Bank/FAO), not average spending on food. | 3.28 USD 2.90 EUR price from: 2025 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 | 3.44 USD +5% 3.04 EUR price from: 2025 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 |
| Price level USA = 100 | 83 data from: 2025 | 81 −2% data from: 2025 |
| Taxes in the price: Petrol 95 % of the pump price | 48.6% 2.16 EUR at the pump · 1.11 EUR without taxes Bulletin of: 2 November 2026. | 47.1% −1.5 pp 2.13 EUR at the pump · 1.13 EUR without taxes Bulletin of: 2 November 2026. |
| Taxes in the price: Diesel % of the pump price | 42.3% 2.37 EUR at the pump · 1.37 EUR without taxes Bulletin of: 2 November 2026. | 37.5% −4.8 pp 2.28 EUR at the pump · 1.43 EUR without taxes Bulletin of: 2 November 2026. |
Prices are converted via their US dollar equivalent for the period of the data and then at the latest ECB or NBP rate; the difference in per cent is relative to France (taxes – in percentage points). Big Mac: The Economist publishes one weighted price for the whole euro area – these are not national prices. Sources and licences