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
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Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$6.22
NT$199.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.45
|
$4.98
NT$159.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$1.03
NT$32.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$0.72
NT$22.96
|
|
pay 95.4% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$1.88
NT$60.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.62
|
$7.75
NT$248.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.15
|
$11.33
NT$363.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$2.84
NT$91.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$4.13
NT$132.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$2.07
NT$66.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$1.01
NT$32.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$1.18
NT$37.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$1.49
NT$47.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$1.24
NT$39.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$1.12
NT$36.01
|
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pay 33.4% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.00
|
$3.71
NT$119.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.55
|
$37.34
NT$1,197.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,933.00
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,007,197.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.33
|
$8.87
NT$284.49
|
|
pay 29.3% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.77
|
$25.59
NT$820.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,905.52
|
$662.03
NT$21,236.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.05
|
$504.69
NT$16,189.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.30
|
$72.03
NT$2,310.50
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,956.78
|
$686.42
NT$22,019.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,855.38
|
$17,703.28
NT$567,899.94
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$2.49
NT$79.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$3.49
NT$112.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$3.89
NT$124.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.65
|
$38.67
NT$1,240.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.17
|
$9.34
NT$299.46
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥466.93
|
$62.24
NT$1,996.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.74
|
$30.20
NT$968.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.47
|
$88.35
NT$2,834.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.71
|
$103.73
NT$3,327.38
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