Cost of owning a dog in France

Lifetime and food cost for 272 dogs, localized to EUR.

The cheapest dog to own in France is the Japanese Chin (~€12,405 lifetime). All costs in EUR. Pet insurance is widely available in France.

#	Breed	Size	Food/yr	Lifetime
1	Japanese Chin	Small	€180	€12,405
2	English Toy Spaniel	Small	€205	€13,630
3	Russian Toy	Small	€130	€13,675
4	Toy Fox Terrier	Small	€115	€14,355
5	Danish-Swedish Farmdog	Small	€295	€14,395
6	Chihuahua	Small	€105	€14,695
7	Russell Terrier	Small	€225	€14,885
8	Jagdterrier	Small	€320	€14,885
9	Boston Terrier	Small	€310	€14,895
10	Miniature Pinscher	Small	€180	€14,900
11	Bolognese	Small	€150	€15,015
12	Schipperke	Small	€235	€15,050
13	Portuguese Podengo Pequeno	Small	€205	€15,160
14	Lancashire Heeler	Small	€235	€15,175
15	Miniature Bull Terrier	Small	€365	€15,210
16	Norwich Terrier	Small	€225	€15,390
17	Tibetan Spaniel	Small	€225	€15,390
18	Border Terrier	Small	€235	€15,560
19	Italian Greyhound	Small	€205	€15,675
20	Norfolk Terrier	Small	€215	€15,775
21	Australian Terrier	Small	€295	€15,820
22	Japanese Spitz	Small	€295	€15,820
23	Affenpinscher	Small	€175	€15,865
24	Papillon	Small	€155	€15,885
25	Brussels Griffon	Small	€180	€15,980
26	Cirneco dell’Etna	Small	€345	€16,110
27	Scottish Terrier	Small	€325	€16,130
28	Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka	Small	€155	€16,150
29	Smooth Fox Terrier	Small	€285	€16,190
30	Wire Fox Terrier	Small	€285	€16,190
31	Cairn Terrier	Small	€245	€16,190
32	Lakeland Terrier	Small	€290	€16,305
33	Pekingese	Small	€250	€16,335
34	Mudi	Small	€370	€16,385
35	Parson Russell Terrier	Small	€260	€16,430
36	Chinese Crested	Small	€195	€16,505
37	Löwchen	Small	€230	€16,535
38	Cesky Terrier	Small	€315	€16,645
39	Pug	Small	€280	€16,665
40	Silky Terrier	Small	€195	€16,685
41	Beagle	Small	€390	€16,865
42	Basenji	Small	€365	€16,890
43	Lhasa Apso	Small	€260	€17,065
44	Poodle (Miniature)	Small	€230	€17,160
45	Shetland Sheepdog	Small	€325	€17,325
46	American Eskimo Dog	Small	€335	€17,435
47	Maltese	Small	€150	€17,460
48	Havanese	Small	€195	€17,750
49	Teddy Roosevelt Terrier	Small	€285	€17,790
50	Biewer Terrier	Small	€130	€17,800
51	Shiba Inu	Small	€325	€17,870
52	Sealyham Terrier	Small	€370	€17,875
53	Manchester Terrier (Toy)	Small	€225	€17,910
54	Bedlington Terrier	Small	€325	€17,925
55	Welsh Terrier	Small	€325	€17,925
56	Taiwan Dog	Medium	€480	€17,975
57	Rat Terrier	Small	€295	€17,980
58	Pomeranian	Small	€115	€18,120
59	Yorkshire Terrier	Small	€125	€18,140
60	Maltipoo	Small	€230	€18,365
61	Bulldog (English)	Medium	€600	€18,440
62	American Hairless Terrier	Small	€250	€18,575
63	Pumi	Medium	€395	€18,750
64	French Bulldog	Small	€350	€18,765
65	Treeing Tennessee Brindle	Medium	€550	€18,765
66	Braque du Bourbonnais	Medium	€590	€18,915
67	Dachshund	Small	€375	€18,950
68	Manchester Terrier (Standard)	Small	€290	€18,995
69	Basset Fauve de Bretagne	Medium	€455	€19,180
70	Shikoku	Medium	€600	€19,325
71	Dogue de Bordeaux	Giant	€1,135	€19,495
72	Poodle (Toy)	Small	€115	€19,580
73	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Medium	€430	€19,585
74	Yakutian Laika	Medium	€625	€19,605
75	Mountain Cur	Medium	€600	€19,785
76	Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Small	€340	€20,035
77	Icelandic Sheepdog	Medium	€415	€20,070
78	West Highland White Terrier	Small	€295	€20,115
79	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Small	€270	€20,145
80	Peruvian Inca Orchid	Medium	€460	€20,305
81	Swedish Vallhund	Medium	€415	€20,385
82	German Shepherd Dog	Large	€840	€20,405
83	Nederlandse Kooikerhondje	Medium	€390	€20,430
84	Norwegian Lundehund	Medium	€390	€20,430
85	Slovensky Kopov	Medium	€535	€20,550
86	Kishu Ken	Medium	€600	€20,565
87	Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Medium	€455	€20,620
88	American Water Spaniel	Medium	€500	€20,725
89	Karelian Bear Dog	Medium	€620	€20,770
90	Kai Ken	Medium	€445	€20,785
91	German Pinscher	Medium	€500	€20,800
92	Irish Terrier	Medium	€400	€20,830
93	Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen	Medium	€475	€20,840
94	Miniature Schnauzer	Small	€270	€21,055
95	Flat-Coated Retriever	Large	€795	€21,100
96	Tibetan Terrier	Small	€375	€21,105
97	Cocker Spaniel	Medium	€390	€21,125
98	Whippet	Medium	€475	€21,185
99	Boykin Spaniel	Medium	€475	€21,190
100	Finnish Spitz	Medium	€405	€21,350
101	Field Spaniel	Medium	€575	€21,385
102	Sloughi	Medium	€575	€21,385
103	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Medium	€460	€21,400
104	German Shepherd	Large	€840	€21,430
105	Irish Wolfhound	Giant	€1,200	€21,455
106	Swedish Lapphund	Medium	€525	€21,505
107	Shih Tzu	Small	€230	€21,515
108	English Cocker Spaniel	Medium	€445	€21,575
109	Glen of Imaal Terrier	Medium	€510	€21,615
110	Norwegian Buhund	Medium	€480	€21,630
111	Ibizan Hound	Medium	€625	€21,660
112	Chinese Shar-Pei	Large	€675	€21,735
113	Croatian Sheepdog	Medium	€515	€21,755
114	Portuguese Sheepdog	Medium	€630	€22,070
115	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Medium	€575	€22,165
116	Brittany	Medium	€500	€22,290
117	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	Medium	€500	€22,290
118	German Spitz	Medium	€390	€22,320
119	Bichon Frise	Small	€260	€22,360
120	German Shorthaired Pointer	Large	€725	€22,385
121	Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog	Medium	€535	€22,430
122	English Springer Spaniel	Medium	€600	€22,495
123	Miniature American Shepherd	Medium	€445	€22,615
124	Kromfohrlander	Medium	€415	€22,675
125	Coton de Tulear	Small	€215	€22,680
126	Schapendoes	Medium	€560	€22,715
127	Working Kelpie	Medium	€590	€22,785
128	Deutscher Wachtelhund	Medium	€625	€22,825
129	Irish Red and White Setter	Medium	€625	€22,825
130	Finnish Lapphund	Medium	€585	€23,055
131	Azawakh	Medium	€590	€23,170
132	Norrbottenspets	Medium	€390	€23,175
133	Canaan Dog	Medium	€600	€23,285
134	Welsh Springer Spaniel	Medium	€600	€23,285
135	Kerry Blue Terrier	Medium	€515	€23,305
136	Australian Cattle Dog	Medium	€575	€23,320
137	Chow Chow	Large	€725	€23,350
138	Jindo	Medium	€550	€23,365
139	Bohemian Shepherd	Medium	€640	€23,410
140	Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen	Medium	€575	€23,720
141	Keeshond	Medium	€550	€23,760
142	Portuguese Podengo	Large	€655	€23,780
143	Portuguese Water Dog	Medium	€625	€23,970
144	Portuguese Pointer	Medium	€620	€23,970
145	Xoloitzcuintli	Medium	€475	€24,040
146	Drever	Medium	€525	€24,085
147	Bullmastiff	Giant	€1,220	€24,115
148	Lagotto Romagnolo	Medium	€440	€24,210
149	Border Collie	Medium	€575	€24,275
150	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Large	€905	€24,305
151	Puli	Medium	€445	€24,410
152	Sussex Spaniel	Medium	€550	€24,570
153	Belgian Laekenois	Large	€750	€24,805
154	Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Medium	€550	€24,820
155	Skye Terrier	Medium	€550	€24,820
156	Bernese Mountain Dog	Giant	€1,035	€24,865
157	American English Coonhound	Large	€700	€24,920
158	Boxer	Large	€795	€25,000
159	French Spaniel	Large	€700	€25,195
160	Neapolitan Mastiff	Giant	€1,335	€25,260
161	Standard Schnauzer	Medium	€550	€25,380
162	Entlebucher Mountain Dog	Large	€675	€25,660
163	Australian Shepherd	Medium	€675	€25,685
164	Segugio Italiano	Large	€650	€25,700
165	Clumber Spaniel	Large	€840	€25,780
166	Labrador Retriever	Large	€815	€25,920
167	Greyhound	Large	€795	€26,040
168	Bluetick Coonhound	Large	€770	€26,080
169	Curly-Coated Retriever	Large	€905	€26,210
170	Transylvanian Hound	Large	€700	€26,260
171	English Foxhound	Large	€815	€26,285
172	Scottish Deerhound	Giant	€1,035	€26,415
173	American Bulldog	Large	€925	€26,445
174	Doberman Pinscher	Large	€925	€26,445
175	Rottweiler	Large	€1,160	€26,540
176	Siberian Husky	Large	€625	€26,545
177	Dalmatian	Large	€725	€26,560
178	Spanish Water Dog	Medium	€550	€26,685
179	Czechoslovakian Vlcak	Large	€655	€26,735
180	Golden Retriever	Large	€795	€26,770
181	Thai Ridgeback	Large	€700	€26,905
182	American Foxhound	Large	€795	€27,080
183	Weimaraner	Large	€865	€27,150
184	Broholmer	Giant	€1,255	€27,170
185	Great Dane	Giant	€1,430	€27,270
186	Plott Hound	Large	€650	€27,290
187	Small Munsterlander Pointer	Large	€650	€27,290
188	Porcelaine	Large	€730	€27,330
189	Black and Tan Coonhound	Large	€990	€27,460
190	Irish Water Spaniel	Large	€715	€27,475
191	Berger Picard	Large	€750	€27,540
192	Treeing Walker Coonhound	Large	€750	€27,540
193	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Large	€815	€27,605
194	Barbet	Large	€650	€27,665
195	Pharaoh Hound	Large	€650	€27,665
196	Dutch Shepherd	Large	€730	€27,685
197	Mastiff	Giant	€1,665	€27,705
198	Old English Sheepdog	Large	€925	€27,705
199	Bracco Italiano	Large	€865	€27,895
200	Wirehaired Vizsla	Large	€700	€27,895
201	Bull Terrier	Large	€750	€27,900
202	Lapponian Herder	Large	€840	€27,935
203	Vizsla	Large	€675	€27,940
204	Drentsche Patrijshond	Large	€755	€27,950
205	Perro de Presa Canario	Giant	€1,070	€28,060
206	Basset Hound	Large	€675	€28,075
207	Borzoi	Large	€950	€28,125
208	English Setter	Large	€770	€28,155
209	Gordon Setter	Large	€770	€28,165
210	Greater Swiss Mountain Dog	Giant	€1,200	€28,255
211	Hovawart	Large	€905	€28,400
212	Saluki	Large	€675	€28,600
213	Samoyed	Large	€650	€28,785
214	Wetterhoun	Large	€770	€28,830
215	Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound	Large	€670	€28,875
216	Norwegian Elkhound	Large	€670	€28,875
217	Airedale Terrier	Large	€750	€28,975
218	Harrier	Large	€675	€28,990
219	Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	Large	€675	€28,990
220	Newfoundland	Giant	€1,295	€29,180
221	Stabyhoun	Large	€650	€29,230
222	Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer	Large	€725	€29,230
223	Slovensky Cuvac	Large	€950	€29,255
224	Catahoula Leopard Dog	Large	€865	€29,270
225	Hokkaido	Large	€700	€29,275
226	German Longhaired Pointer	Large	€815	€29,435
227	Saint Bernard	Giant	€1,485	€29,485
228	Hanoverian Scenthound	Large	€1,005	€29,570
229	American Leopard Hound	Large	€725	€29,620
230	Redbone Coonhound	Large	€725	€29,620
231	Appenzeller Sennenhund	Large	€735	€29,790
232	American Staffordshire Terrier	Large	€700	€29,880
233	Alaskan Malamute	Large	€925	€30,035
234	Belgian Sheepdog	Large	€750	€30,050
235	Belgian Tervuren	Large	€750	€30,050
236	Leonberger	Giant	€1,335	€30,180
237	Pudelpointer	Large	€725	€30,235
238	Collie	Large	€770	€30,325
239	Great Pyrenees	Giant	€1,035	€30,520
240	Kuvasz	Giant	€1,035	€30,520
241	Bearded Collie	Large	€650	€30,650
242	Bloodhound	Giant	€1,055	€30,755
243	Chinook	Large	€840	€31,160
244	Beauceron	Giant	€1,010	€31,235
245	Eurasier	Large	€700	€31,485
246	Briard	Large	€905	€31,500
247	Irish Setter	Large	€795	€31,750
248	Bergamasco Sheepdog	Large	€840	€31,895
249	Pointer	Large	€750	€32,025
250	Otterhound	Giant	€1,075	€32,285
251	Afghan Hound	Large	€700	€32,375
252	Bouvier des Flandres	Giant	€1,010	€32,815
253	Dogo Argentino	Giant	€1,045	€32,885
254	Tornjak	Large	€980	€33,020
255	Tibetan Mastiff	Giant	€1,175	€33,050
256	Belgian Malinois	Large	€750	€33,055
257	German Wirehaired Pointer	Large	€750	€33,055
258	Hamiltonstovare	Large	€725	€33,250
259	Boerboel	Giant	€1,665	€34,025
260	Poodle (Standard)	Large	€725	€34,190
261	Black Russian Terrier	Giant	€1,140	€34,210
262	Giant Schnauzer	Large	€840	€34,260
263	Estrela Mountain Dog	Giant	€1,135	€34,295
264	Komondor	Giant	€1,010	€34,395
265	Akita	Giant	€1,095	€35,170
266	Tosa	Giant	€1,485	€35,185
267	Caucasian Shepherd Dog	Giant	€1,370	€35,195
268	Anatolian Shepherd Dog	Giant	€1,220	€35,310
269	Rafeiro do Alentejo	Giant	€1,135	€36,955
270	Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog	Giant	€1,220	€38,055
271	Spanish Mastiff	Giant	€1,635	€38,080
272	Pyrenean Mastiff	Giant	€1,705	€40,530

Food & vet localized via France's price-level index; converted to EUR. Estimates — verify locally.

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