Kaohsiung vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
2.72M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5666th and 916th ($999 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Paris. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 364th and 14th 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
$3.78
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$17184

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544