Cost of living comparison
United States is 72.5% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in United States instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Taipei
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
Taipei
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Taipei
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 62.8% more for childcare
Taipei
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Taipei
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$113.11
|
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