Kaohsiung vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$361
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$3146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.15M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5750th and 1222nd ($956 vs $2267) 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 417th and 25th 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
$3.82
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$16193

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293