Paris vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
96
86
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.87M

The cost of living in Paris is 159% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 916th and 5984th ($2480 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in France and Taiwan, respectively. Check France vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 14th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Taichung

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Paris Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$17495

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665