Paris vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paris	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2231	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5578	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$247	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$1657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.6M

The cost of living in Paris is 91% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1216th and 4516th ($2231 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in France and Taiwan, respectively. Check France vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 209th 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	$18.6	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.14	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.51	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12958	$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9199	$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.8	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.08	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.34	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$838	$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16502	$19102

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Cities near Paris

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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1011
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$860
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$861
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$863
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$917
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$860
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$746
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$890
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$857
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$791
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$725
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$664
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$675
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$952
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$913
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$694
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$689
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$676
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$744
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$851
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$787
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$721
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$735
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$678
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$741
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$667
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$719
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$713
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$655
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$811
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$725
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$644
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$721
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589