Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 27.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Taipei
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.40
|
$6.22
NT$202.14
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.97
|
$4.98
NT$161.71
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$1.03
NT$33.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$0.72
NT$23.25
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.72
|
$1.88
NT$61.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.44
|
$7.75
NT$251.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.06
|
$11.33
NT$368.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$2.84
NT$92.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$4.13
NT$133.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$2.07
NT$67.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.01
NT$32.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.18
NT$38.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$1.49
NT$48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.24
NT$40.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.12
NT$36.46
|
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pay 32.3% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.68
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.34
NT$1,212.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,407.52
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,019,778.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.93
|
$8.87
NT$288.04
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.62
|
$25.59
NT$830.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,728.44
|
$662.03
NT$21,502.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,339.45
|
$504.69
NT$16,392.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.41
|
$72.03
NT$2,339.36
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,082.16
|
$686.42
NT$22,294.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,475.03
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,993.65
|
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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Taipei
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.99
|
$2.49
NT$80.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$3.49
NT$113.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.49
|
$3.89
NT$126.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.15
|
$38.67
NT$1,256.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$9.34
NT$303.20
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.53
|
$62.24
NT$2,021.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.54
|
$30.20
NT$981.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.34
|
$88.35
NT$2,869.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.47
|
$103.73
NT$3,368.94
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