Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 29.6% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Paris, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.51
|
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Paris
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.00
|
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.95
|
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
Paris
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.76
|
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.33
|
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Paris
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,335.70
|
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€963.83
|
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.56
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
Paris
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.86
|
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,773.64
|
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.14
|
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.46
|
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Paris
|
Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.58
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.99
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.87
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.00
|
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
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