Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 6.2 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 50.9% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR1,008.24
|
$6.22
NT$201.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR2,016.47
|
$4.98
NT$161.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR207.91
|
$1.03
NT$33.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR113.43
|
$0.72
NT$23.15
|
|
pay 76.2% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR186.16
|
$1.88
NT$60.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,122.76
|
$7.75
NT$250.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,912.53
|
$11.33
NT$366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR676.08
|
$2.84
NT$91.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR715.45
|
$4.13
NT$133.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,021.92
|
$2.07
NT$66.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR153.04
|
$1.01
NT$32.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR832.61
|
$1.18
NT$38.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR170.90
|
$1.49
NT$48.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR147.05
|
$1.24
NT$40.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR159.82
|
$1.12
NT$36.31
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,439.67
|
$3.71
NT$119.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,915.65
|
$37.34
NT$1,207.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,278,960.19
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,015,580.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR927.58
|
$8.87
NT$286.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,166.11
|
$25.59
NT$827.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR91,986.66
|
$662.03
NT$21,413.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR48,395.30
|
$504.69
NT$16,324.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,963.29
|
$72.03
NT$2,329.73
|
|
pay 31.4 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,607.59
|
$686.42
NT$22,202.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR151,709.78
|
$17,703.28
NT$572,626.72
|
|
pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR604.94
|
$2.49
NT$80.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR754.74
|
$3.49
NT$112.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,470.18
|
$3.89
NT$125.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,411.03
|
$38.67
NT$1,250.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,119.14
|
$9.34
NT$301.96
|
|
pay 98.0% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,628.48
|
$62.24
NT$2,013.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR6,024.21
|
$30.20
NT$976.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,505.48
|
$88.35
NT$2,857.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR11,090.59
|
$103.73
NT$3,355.07
|
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