Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 32.4% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
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pay 35.1% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Brussels
|
Taipei
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Taipei
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
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