Paris vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2517
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5700
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1497
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2629
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$279
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3732
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
97
83
🏙️ Population
2.15M
3.03M

The cost of living in Paris is 150% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 843rd and 5518th ($2517 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in France and Taiwan, respectively. Check France vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Paris Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1610
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1211
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2936
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13420
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9330
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.92
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.46
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.54
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15084
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650