Cost of living comparison
France is 42.3% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in France instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
France
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
$16.13
€14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Taipei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
$8.33
€7.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
Taipei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
$7.84
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
$52.45
€48.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
$18.05
€16.76
|
|
pay 45.1% more for housing
Taipei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
$760.64
€706.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
$610.71
€567.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Taipei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
$674.24
€626.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
$37.98
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
$11.22
€10.42
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Taipei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
$122.71
€113.96
|
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