Who earns more - taxi drivers in Paris or Moscow?

Working in a taxi was once considered prestigious and many drivers are sure that there are literally “golden mountains”. There is an opinion that in the field it is possible, without much straining, to have 150 rubles a month.


The legends are rooted deep in Soviet times, when there were few cars, and taxi drivers could really choose customers, refusing those who they simply didn’t like or demanding an increased fare for allegedly needing to go to the park.

The situation became fabulous in the 90s, when private taxi drivers appeared who wanted to earn extra money. The times in the CIS were interesting - it turned out for a trip and a hundred dollars to "break", although there was a risk of losing the car.


Now the legendary rich taxi drivers have long "died out." Someone continues to work out of habit, but most of the drivers working in the field are a kind of loaders, that is, unskilled workers. Accordingly, for someone it is either a way to earn money without education, to hold out for some time. Although, there are people who really like taxis, regardless of their education.

Today he will try to figure out where it is more profitable to work - in Moscow or Paris, and how much he can earn there.

Nuances

Naturally, we will start with work in the capital of our Motherland. You can become a Moscow taxi driver in your own or rented car. If the first option is chosen, then there are options to work with the design of an IP or through a third-party taxi company.


Long gone are the days when you could "sit" on the radio, receiving orders from the dispatch services of taxi companies. Now everyone has been squeezed out by aggregators interested in more connected drivers - they get a percentage from each.

The most popular services in Moscow:

✅ Yandex.Taxi
✅Uber
✅ Gett

This is not a complete list, but we will focus on it. For example, let's take Yandex as the most popular aggregator.

Why have taxis become so busy?

The direct employer, “distributing” orders, did not just set a low cost for trips. Yandex is interested in people taking taxis - such a replacement for public transport.

Of course, this is not a concern for low-income citizens, but arithmetic. After the global collapse in market prices, the number of people who want to use a taxi has increased exponentially.


Drivers began to earn less. Therefore, most professionals left the field - it is better to work at a regular job with two days off and a normalized day.

The aggregator did not suffer from this - there were many who wanted to sit on rental cars or try on their own. And the process cannot be stopped - taxi companies buy new cars in the hope of making money on them.

Income and personal life of drivers? Who cares about this in business? The main task is for the employee to pay for rent or interest, and let him at least spend the night in the car.

Income of a Moscow taxi driver

It is worth warning that the figures in the article are the earnings of an average driver who works at least a few months at the most budgetary rate.

“Dirty” income per hour is about 600 rubles, and this is already with a minus aggregator commission. Shift - an average of 10 hours of "clean" work, without breaks for lunch and rest. The result is 6 rubles. a day is good!


While you, dear readers, have not decided that you urgently need to get a taxi driver, we will give daily expenses. The car is rented - minus 1 rubles. on average, subject to the budget model class.

Gasoline is an important item of expenditure. For a 10-hour shift, they drive about 300 km - this is 30 liters of fuel, or approximately 1 rubles.
You need to eat - it is difficult to starve for 10 hours, you will have to replenish the supply of calories during work. Let it be 600 rubles, budget.

In total, you can get “clean” about 2 rubles per shift. And it will have to travel constantly, without rest, we warn you.

Of course, the shift can be increased to 12 or even 15 hours, earning, respectively, about 3 and 4 thousand rubles "clean". Some people do this and then fall asleep at the wheel.

Is it profitable to work on your own car?

It is believed that it is easier to work on a personal car in the field of passenger transportation. At first glance, it seems so - this plus 1 rubles daily does not need to be paid for rent.


In fact, not everything is so clear. It is profitable to work on your own car if it is budget and purchased for a taxi. In other cases, there are too many nuances, ranging from high fuel consumption to repairs.

If the car is new and economical, you can earn 75 rubles a month without much effort. If you work like on a lease, constantly processing, in Moscow the amount will be around 000 thousand.

Prices in Yandex per kilometer are low - 10 rubles per km. The situation is saved by the minimum cost of a subscription of 139 rubles. and raising fares when cars are in short supply. These are the rates for ECONOMY.

How much do taxi drivers in Paris earn?

Now we turn to the sphere of passenger transportation in the capital of France. Parisian taxi drivers earn more and they work, as a rule, according to the regulations, without overworking.

The fact is that France has a strong trade union movement. They monitor tariffs and comply with all regulations.

Becoming a taxi driver in France is not as easy as in Russia. Here, the sphere is regulated by the Ministry of the Interior, and licenses are issued by the Prefect of Police of Paris, if you want to work in the capital.


The future taxi driver must pass special exams, and quite difficult ones.

Now about earnings in Paris. Working for 40 hours a week, as in the office, in fact, a hired driver can receive about 183 thousand rubles in our money per month. Those who work on their own car can expect 300 already.

Why such difference?

It turns out that in a Paris taxi you can earn three times more than in Moscow. So, does it make sense for everyone who comes to the Russian capital from afar to go to France to work? What difference does it make where to rent a house?

But not everything is so simple. A taxi driver in Paris is the same respected person as in the days of the USSR. Getting a job is hard. First of all, you need a license. It is issued free of charge for up to 18 years, that's only 15 pieces a year for Paris.

If desired, a license can be bought, but amounts up to 250 euros appear there. In 000, due to the pandemic, prices have halved. But all the same, having that kind of money, not a single person from Russia will go to work as a taxi driver in Paris.

Now about earnings and pricing. It turns out that the Paris taxi is not for everyone, and the fare is appropriate. The trade unions do not allow businessmen to "roam around". Local taxi drivers earn decently and the market is tightly regulated by the state.


Now for the raw numbers. The cost of a taxi in Moscow is more expensive - 139 rubles against 85 in Paris. Our price includes 3 km, but not in France. In fact, such a short trip in Paris will cost 306 rubles.

And now the cost per kilometer in the city. If in Yandex it is 10 rubles per km, then in Paris it is 73 rubles. Hence the final cost and the love of French taxi drivers for long trips. Moscow, accordingly, do not want to travel far - the longer the road, the less their profit.

If you were born in Paris, you can dream of working as a taxi driver and become one. It is difficult for Russian drivers to get there, although it is possible to get a job as a hired employee.