<p>外省(outside provinces / other provinces) refers to all provinces other than 本省(own province) - the province you are currently residing. In this case, 外省 means any province other than Île-de-France where Paris is located in.</p>

<p>Paris is a city, so "<em>巴黎10W+</em>" refers to the living cost in Paris only. The quote also mentioned cost outside of Île-de-France "<em>外省7-8万</em>" but did not mention the cost to live in Île-de-France itself. </p>

<p>Either the writer presumed the cost to live in Île-de-France is the same as in Paris, or he thought Paris is a province. </p>

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<p>In the following answer in <a href="https://www.zhihu.com/question/21991526" rel="nofollow noreferrer">知乎</a>, the respondent said the following to a question asking how much it costs to live in Paris:</p>

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  <p>外省7-8万，巴黎10W+</p>
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<p>I would like to know what 外省 means here. 省 means <code>province</code> so it is clear enough for me that 外省 at least doesn't express the metropolitan place like in Paris.</p>

<p>However, what kind of areas or districts 外省 mean? Is it a suburban or rural? If you relate it to Paris, does it point to somewhere except the central of Paris but in the il-de-france region, or outside of the il-de-france but still in Paris, or totally outside of the Paris? </p>

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see e.g. bkrs: other provinces (i.e., beyond the capital); provinces other than where one is

1) 谓中枢机构之外的官署。
2) 本省以外的省份。
3) 京都以外的地方各省。
住在外省
жить на периферии (live on the periphery)
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In French, and particularly in France, the expression "dans les provinces" is still in current use, and is similarly nebulous.
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What is the definition of 外省?
# What is the definition of 外省?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-25)

In the following answer in [知乎](https://www.zhihu.com/question/21991526), the respondent said the following to a question asking how much it costs to live in Paris:

> 外省7-8万，巴黎10W+

I would like to know what 外省 means here. 省 means `province` so it is clear enough for me that 外省 at least doesn't express the metropolitan place like in Paris.

However, what kind of areas or districts 外省 mean? Is it a suburban or rural? If you relate it to Paris, does it point to somewhere except the central of Paris but in the il-de-france region, or outside of the il-de-france but still in Paris, or totally outside of the Paris?

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> **username_1**: see e.g. bkrs: other provinces (i.e., beyond the capital); provinces other than where one is  1) 谓中枢机构之外的官署。 2) 本省以外的省份。 3) 京都以外的地方各省。 住在外省 жить на периферии (live on the periphery)  
> **username_2**: In French, and particularly in France, the expression "dans les provinces" is still in current use, and is similarly nebulous.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-01-25. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

外省(outside provinces / other provinces) refers to all provinces other than 本省(own province) - the province you are currently residing. In this case, 外省 means any province other than Île-de-France where Paris is located in.

Paris is a city, so "*巴黎10W+*" refers to the living cost in Paris only. The quote also mentioned cost outside of Île-de-France "*外省7-8万*" but did not mention the cost to live in Île-de-France itself.

Either the writer presumed the cost to live in Île-de-France is the same as in Paris, or he thought Paris is a province.


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