Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 45.8% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Taipei instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.68
|
$6.22
NT$199.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.76
|
$4.98
NT$159.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.24
|
$1.03
NT$32.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
$0.72
NT$22.96
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.24
|
$1.88
NT$60.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.08
|
$7.75
NT$248.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC65.06
|
$11.33
NT$363.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.70
|
$2.84
NT$91.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.06
|
$4.13
NT$132.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.28
|
$2.07
NT$66.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.27
|
$1.01
NT$32.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.32
|
$1.18
NT$37.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.08
|
$1.49
NT$47.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.17
|
$1.24
NT$39.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
$1.12
NT$36.01
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.55
|
$3.71
NT$119.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC219.21
|
$37.34
NT$1,197.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,982.01
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,007,197.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC254.28
|
$8.87
NT$284.49
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.52
|
$25.59
NT$820.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,390.43
|
$662.03
NT$21,236.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,574.14
|
$504.69
NT$16,189.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC689.68
|
$72.03
NT$2,310.50
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,452.25
|
$686.42
NT$22,019.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,208.96
|
$17,703.28
NT$567,899.94
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.54
|
$2.49
NT$79.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.62
|
$3.49
NT$112.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.07
|
$3.89
NT$124.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.95
|
$38.67
NT$1,240.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.84
|
$9.34
NT$299.46
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC607.52
|
$62.24
NT$1,996.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC481.00
|
$30.20
NT$968.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC870.57
|
$88.35
NT$2,834.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC915.66
|
$103.73
NT$3,327.38
|
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