Paris vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	21
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.71M

The cost of living in Paris is 176% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 843rd and 6158th ($2517 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 18th and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Yancheng

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	Paris	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$18627

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003