Cheap Paris

Enjoy Paris on a budget – low-cost and free things to do and see

Things to do

How to survive as a cash-strapped, English-speaking student.

Theatre

Seeking out plays in Paris, but put off by the Odéon's €32 tickets? Not all is lost.

Restaurants

There's no reason dining out in Paris should mean shelling out.

Shopping

The really savvy will plan their shopping sprees around these dépôts-vente and ressourceries.

Shopping

Browse for books, rummage for riches, bargain for bric-a-brac or be a flea market flâneur.

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Once a month, the city's national museums open their doors to the public for absolutely no charge.

Six alternative green spaces.

These laid-back dives are everything a night owl on a budget could wish for.