Paris vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.44M

The cost of living in Paris is 97% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 916th and 4661st ($2480 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 14th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Taipei

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Paris Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$18442

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Cities near Paris

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602