Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 46.4% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB883.67
|
$6.22
NT$201.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB438.41
|
$4.98
NT$161.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB98.40
|
$1.03
NT$33.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB53.42
|
$0.72
NT$23.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB56.29
|
$1.88
NT$61.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB420.12
|
$7.75
NT$251.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB322.33
|
$11.33
NT$367.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB155.10
|
$2.84
NT$91.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB194.54
|
$4.13
NT$133.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB56.71
|
$2.07
NT$67.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB61.07
|
$1.01
NT$32.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB70.64
|
$1.18
NT$38.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB138.71
|
$1.49
NT$48.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB16.92
|
$1.24
NT$40.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.07
|
$1.12
NT$36.38
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB206.13
|
$3.71
NT$120.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,659.66
|
$37.34
NT$1,210.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB2,922,701.91
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,017,558.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB506.60
|
$8.87
NT$287.42
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB536.71
|
$25.59
NT$829.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB78,529.16
|
$662.03
NT$21,455.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB47,383.86
|
$504.69
NT$16,356.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,063.00
|
$72.03
NT$2,334.27
|
|
pay 47.5% more for childcare
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB43,123.59
|
$686.42
NT$22,245.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,028,894.79
|
$17,703.28
NT$573,742.03
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB292.27
|
$2.49
NT$80.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB234.57
|
$3.49
NT$113.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB224.07
|
$3.89
NT$126.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB2,932.50
|
$38.67
NT$1,253.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB487.12
|
$9.34
NT$302.54
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB8,788.11
|
$62.24
NT$2,016.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,143.17
|
$30.20
NT$978.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,504.68
|
$88.35
NT$2,863.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,164.68
|
$103.73
NT$3,361.61
|
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