Cost of living comparison
Paris is 88.7% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Paris instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$198.22
|
$19.49
€17.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$158.57
|
$13.00
€11.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$32.73
|
$3.72
€3.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$22.79
|
$3.01
€2.72
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.00
|
$1.93
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$246.75
|
$11.66
€10.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$361.02
|
$5.86
€5.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$90.35
|
$4.70
€4.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$131.39
|
$7.05
€6.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$65.85
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.17
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.57
|
$1.67
€1.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.46
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.49
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.75
|
$1.17
€1.05
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$118.15
|
$7.76
€6.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,189.30
|
$92.05
€82.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,000,004.12
|
$32,489.61
€29,277.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$282.46
|
$23.63
€21.29
|
|
pay 99.7% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$814.88
|
$32.31
€29.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,085.32
|
$1,462.11
€1,317.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,074.15
|
$1,074.44
€968.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,294.00
|
$171.90
€154.90
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$21,862.15
|
$829.69
€747.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$563,844.14
|
$16,485.47
€14,855.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$79.29
|
$7.58
€6.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$111.21
|
$4.52
€4.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$123.89
|
$13.00
€11.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,231.68
|
$41.22
€37.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$297.33
|
$14.08
€12.69
|
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pay 46.5% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$1,982.17
|
$102.11
€92.01
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$961.99
|
$44.38
€39.99
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,813.82
|
$110.05
€99.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,303.61
|
$156.00
€140.57
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