Paris vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2231
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5578
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2603
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$247
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
84
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
2.15M
3.03M

The cost of living in Paris is 124% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1216th and 5356th ($2231 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in France and Taiwan, respectively. Check France vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Paris Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.14
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.51
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1417
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3026
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12958
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9199
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.08
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.34
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$838
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16502
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721