Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 36.3% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$30.68
|
$6.22
NT$202.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$35.80
|
$4.98
NT$161.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.32
|
$1.03
NT$33.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.17
|
$0.72
NT$23.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.35
|
$1.88
NT$61.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$27.23
|
$7.75
NT$251.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$21.52
|
$11.33
NT$368.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.53
|
$2.84
NT$92.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.46
|
$4.13
NT$133.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.93
|
$2.07
NT$67.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.19
|
$1.01
NT$32.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.50
|
$1.18
NT$38.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.51
|
$1.49
NT$48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.55
|
$1.24
NT$40.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$3.03
|
$1.12
NT$36.46
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.76
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$249.57
|
$37.34
NT$1,212.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$132,967.91
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,019,778.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$42.35
|
$8.87
NT$288.04
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$107.97
|
$25.59
NT$830.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,106.39
|
$662.03
NT$21,502.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,271.72
|
$504.69
NT$16,392.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$282.25
|
$72.03
NT$2,339.36
|
|
pay 37.3% more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,784.37
|
$686.42
NT$22,294.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$63,926.88
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,993.65
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.23
|
$2.49
NT$80.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.23
|
$3.49
NT$113.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.76
|
$3.89
NT$126.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$137.21
|
$38.67
NT$1,256.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$9.34
NT$303.20
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$301.00
|
$62.24
NT$2,021.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$236.70
|
$30.20
NT$981.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$344.77
|
$88.35
NT$2,869.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$327.20
|
$103.73
NT$3,368.94
|
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