Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.1 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Russia, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
Russia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Russia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Russia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
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