Cost of living comparison
Russia is 28.8% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.96
|
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$154.32
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.67
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.74
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$59.31
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$250.52
|
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$362.50
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$89.52
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$107.50
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.56
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.88
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.19
|
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.35
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.26
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.89
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$117.16
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,231.80
|
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,039,388.19
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$292.22
|
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$650.88
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,516.69
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,817.62
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,013.90
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,666.52
|
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$463,317.32
|
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.75
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$87.01
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.95
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,107.77
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$296.84
|
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,212.48
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$936.83
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,518.64
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,120.08
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
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