Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 17.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Austria, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Austria
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Taipei
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.22
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Austria
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.63
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.37
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Austria
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.04
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.04
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.27
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Austria
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€808.53
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€635.84
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 35.0% more for childcare
Austria
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€435.64
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Taipei
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.26
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.14
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.77
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Austria
|
Taipei
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.26
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
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