Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 54.1% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD993.24
|
$6.22
NT$201.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,191.89
|
$4.98
NT$161.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD191.77
|
$1.03
NT$33.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD119.95
|
$0.72
NT$23.15
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD506.21
|
$1.88
NT$60.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,091.83
|
$7.75
NT$250.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,495.41
|
$11.33
NT$366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD682.22
|
$2.84
NT$91.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD504.95
|
$4.13
NT$133.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD370.51
|
$2.07
NT$66.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD219.68
|
$1.01
NT$32.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD289.01
|
$1.18
NT$38.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD189.83
|
$1.49
NT$48.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD175.92
|
$1.24
NT$40.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD156.69
|
$1.12
NT$36.31
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD790.23
|
$3.71
NT$119.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,959.46
|
$37.34
NT$1,207.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,803,717.92
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,015,580.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,121.96
|
$8.87
NT$286.86
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,519.41
|
$25.59
NT$827.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD113,504.62
|
$662.03
NT$21,413.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,426.72
|
$504.69
NT$16,324.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,748.02
|
$72.03
NT$2,329.73
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,309.13
|
$686.42
NT$22,202.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD333,729.81
|
$17,703.28
NT$572,626.72
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD347.64
|
$2.49
NT$80.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD603.44
|
$3.49
NT$112.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,390.54
|
$3.89
NT$125.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,265.86
|
$38.67
NT$1,250.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,638.85
|
$9.34
NT$301.96
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,586.99
|
$62.24
NT$2,013.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,531.67
|
$30.20
NT$976.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,138.52
|
$88.35
NT$2,857.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,209.46
|
$103.73
NT$3,355.07
|
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