Cost of living comparison
France is 75.9% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in France instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.34
|
$15.92
€14.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$152.28
|
$10.79
€9.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.25
|
$2.77
€2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.46
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.53
|
$1.79
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$247.22
|
$9.16
€8.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$357.71
|
$4.45
€4.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.34
|
$3.91
€3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.08
|
$6.37
€5.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$56.80
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.53
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.71
|
$1.32
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.73
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.78
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.47
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
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pay 61.3% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$115.62
|
$7.43
€6.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,215.53
|
$51.68
€46.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,025,658.66
|
$31,564.23
€28,537.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$288.36
|
$18.46
€16.69
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$642.28
|
$30.98
€28.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,351.35
|
$779.01
€704.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,701.15
|
$611.60
€552.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,987.30
|
$139.72
€126.33
|
|
pay 18.5% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,486.00
|
$707.64
€639.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$457,197.25
|
$9,850.44
€8,905.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.02
|
$6.18
€5.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$85.86
|
$3.05
€2.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.36
|
$11.75
€10.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,093.14
|
$34.96
€31.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$292.92
|
$11.84
€10.70
|
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pay 29.2% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,183.26
|
$92.28
€83.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$924.46
|
$37.39
€33.80
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,485.37
|
$93.47
€84.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,078.86
|
$126.59
€114.46
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