Paris vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$942
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	17
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	2.1M	6.71M

The cost of living in Paris is 162% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 964th and 6021st ($2460 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1 months in Yancheng. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 34th and 6705th 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	$17.9	$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$16158

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$693
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$644
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$664
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$693
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$659
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$627
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$651
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$620
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$645
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$571
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$623
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$658
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$581
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$636
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$633
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$644
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$643
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$789
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$587
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$678
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$602
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$590
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$725
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$663
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$657
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$550
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$798
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$726
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1030