Kaohsiung vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.15M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6046th and 998th ($932 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and France, respectively. Check Taiwan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 389th and 22nd 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
$3.76
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$18941

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395