If you are looking at property in Taiwan, you will almost always see floor area quoted in ping (坪), while floor plans, land registers and international listings use square meters (m²) or square feet (ft²). One ping is defined as a square of 6 × 6 Taiwanese chi, and one chi is exactly 10/33 of a meter. That makes 1 ping = (60/33)² = 400/121 ≈ 3.3058 m². Going the other way, 1 m² is about 0.3025 ping. Remembering these two factors is enough for quick mental estimates.
For example, a 100 m² apartment is roughly 30.25 ping, and an 8-ping studio is about 26.45 m². Farmland in Taiwan is often measured in jia (甲): 1 jia = 2,934 ping ≈ 9,699.17 m², slightly smaller than one hectare (10,000 m²). If you are comparing with listings from the US or UK, 1 ft² ≈ 0.0929 m², which is about 0.0281 ping.
Keep in mind that the total ping figure in a Taiwanese property ad usually includes the main building, auxiliary areas such as balconies, and a share of common areas. The usable indoor space is therefore smaller than the advertised number. When comparing properties, convert the main building area and the common-area share separately. Whether parking spaces or awnings are included depends on regulations and the contract, so treat conversions as estimates and rely on official registry data for transactions.
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