Paris vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$1051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	93
😀 Quality of life	97	84
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.33M

The cost of living in Paris is 167% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 843rd and 5995th ($2517 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Taoyuan

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	Paris	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$14970

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Cities near Paris

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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451