Kaohsiung vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$370
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
85
97
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.15M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5567th and 843rd ($1002 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and France, respectively. Check Taiwan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 461st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Paris

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Kaohsiung Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$15084

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488