So, we’ve seen that we can use “C’est combien…?” and “Combien coûte…?” to ask how much something is, but I just wanted to show you one more way.

Quel est le prix de…? – What is the price of…?

You can put the phrase, “Quel est le prix de…?” in front of any noun to ask what the price is. Just remember that the word “de” shortens to “d’” in front of a word that starts with a vowel or the letter H.

Quel est le prix? – What’s the price?
Quel est le prix d’une bouteille d’eau? – What’s the price of a bottle of water?
Quel est le prix d’un café? – What’s the price of a coffee?

You can use the three phrases we’ve just learnt with a noun.

C’est combien noun? – How much is noun?
Combien coûte noun? – How much does noun cost?
Quel est le prix de noun? – What is the price of noun?

However, if you want to say something like, “How much is it for three people?”, you can use the word “pour”.

C’est combien pour trois personnes? – How much is it for three people?
Combien ça coûte pour trois personnes? – How much does it cost for three people?
Quel est le prix pour trois personnes? – What is the price for three people?

You can put a verb on the end of “C’est combien pour…?” to ask how much it is to do something. Literally, it means, “How much is it for…?”

C’est combien pour aller à l’aéroport? – How much is it to go to the airport?
C’est combien pour louer cette voiture? – How much is it to hire that car?
C’est combien pour envoyer ce colis? – How much is it to send this parcel?