Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 11.0% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
$6.22
NT$202.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
$4.98
NT$161.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
$1.03
NT$33.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
$0.72
NT$23.25
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
$1.88
NT$61.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
$7.75
NT$251.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
$11.33
NT$368.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
$2.84
NT$92.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
$4.13
NT$133.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
$2.07
NT$67.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
$1.01
NT$32.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
$1.18
NT$38.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
$1.49
NT$48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
$1.24
NT$40.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
$1.12
NT$36.46
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
$37.34
NT$1,212.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,019,778.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
$8.87
NT$288.04
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
$25.59
NT$830.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
$662.03
NT$21,502.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
$504.69
NT$16,392.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
$72.03
NT$2,339.36
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
$686.42
NT$22,294.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,993.65
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
$2.49
NT$80.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
$3.49
NT$113.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
$3.89
NT$126.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
$38.67
NT$1,256.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
$9.34
NT$303.20
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
$62.24
NT$2,021.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
$30.20
NT$981.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
$88.35
NT$2,869.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
$103.73
NT$3,368.94
|
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