Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 5.5% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Taipei instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,647.11
|
$6.22
NT$201.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC5,133.73
|
$4.98
NT$161.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,058.91
|
$1.03
NT$33.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC788.85
|
$0.72
NT$23.15
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,400.35
|
$1.88
NT$60.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,367.22
|
$7.75
NT$250.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,861.95
|
$11.33
NT$366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,709.72
|
$2.84
NT$91.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,398.15
|
$4.13
NT$133.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,198.41
|
$2.07
NT$66.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC332.54
|
$1.01
NT$32.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC685.21
|
$1.18
NT$38.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC674.21
|
$1.49
NT$48.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC646.92
|
$1.24
NT$40.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC567.54
|
$1.12
NT$36.31
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,941.38
|
$3.71
NT$119.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC20,088.52
|
$37.34
NT$1,207.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,633,296.11
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,015,580.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC7,189.24
|
$8.87
NT$286.86
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC25,026.63
|
$25.59
NT$827.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC368,776.23
|
$662.03
NT$21,413.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC233,389.73
|
$504.69
NT$16,324.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,863.25
|
$72.03
NT$2,329.73
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC243,852.34
|
$686.42
NT$22,202.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,638,029.69
|
$17,703.28
NT$572,626.72
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,822.48
|
$2.49
NT$80.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,874.47
|
$3.49
NT$112.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,412.85
|
$3.89
NT$125.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,982.03
|
$38.67
NT$1,250.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC4,106.99
|
$9.34
NT$301.96
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC44,061.65
|
$62.24
NT$2,013.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC27,484.69
|
$30.20
NT$976.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC66,693.19
|
$88.35
NT$2,857.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC62,890.93
|
$103.73
NT$3,355.07
|
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