Paris vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5684
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2492
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3694
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
2.1M
2.43M

The cost of living in Paris is 97% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 964th and 4646th ($2460 vs $1248) 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 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 34th and 178th 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
$17.9
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.32
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.68
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2756
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2070
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15102
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10254
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1048
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19577
$16947

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612