Kaohsiung vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
84
94
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.15M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5786th and 1216th ($932 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and France, respectively. Check Taiwan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 320th and 33rd 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
$3.13
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$21.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$16502

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381