New Taipei vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Taipei	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2973	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	4.04M	2.1M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 54% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4931st and 964th ($1123 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan and France, respectively. Check Taiwan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Paris. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 183rd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Paris

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	New Taipei	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.72	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.82%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7371	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.73	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$650	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21429	$19577

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506