Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 35.7% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Poland, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Poland
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 7.3% more for housing
Poland
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Poland
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
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