Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 29.8% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Taipei
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.54
|
$6.22
NT$200.69
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.39
|
$4.98
NT$160.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
$1.03
NT$33.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$0.72
NT$23.08
|
|
pay 95.4% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.18
|
$1.88
NT$60.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.55
|
$7.75
NT$249.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.07
|
$11.33
NT$365.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.43
|
$2.84
NT$91.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.27
|
$4.13
NT$133.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.82
|
$2.07
NT$66.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.64
|
$1.01
NT$32.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.20
|
$1.18
NT$38.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
$1.49
NT$48.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$1.24
NT$39.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
$1.12
NT$36.20
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.96
|
$3.71
NT$119.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.19
|
$37.34
NT$1,204.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,712.79
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,012,462.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.28
|
$8.87
NT$285.98
|
|
pay 29.3% more for housing
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.63
|
$25.59
NT$825.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,895.24
|
$662.03
NT$21,348.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,995.09
|
$504.69
NT$16,274.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥299.85
|
$72.03
NT$2,322.58
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,947.91
|
$686.42
NT$22,134.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,587.66
|
$17,703.28
NT$570,868.78
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.85
|
$2.49
NT$80.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.54
|
$3.49
NT$112.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.62
|
$3.89
NT$125.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥441.99
|
$38.67
NT$1,247.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.09
|
$9.34
NT$301.03
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥466.24
|
$62.24
NT$2,006.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.37
|
$30.20
NT$973.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥606.56
|
$88.35
NT$2,848.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥800.51
|
$103.73
NT$3,344.77
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