Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 8.5% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.48
|
$6.22
NT$200.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.49
|
$4.98
NT$160.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.16
|
$1.03
NT$33.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.64
|
$0.72
NT$23.08
|
|
pay 72.3% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
$1.88
NT$60.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.87
|
$7.75
NT$249.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.30
|
$11.33
NT$365.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
$2.84
NT$91.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.38
|
$4.13
NT$133.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$2.07
NT$66.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$1.01
NT$32.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$1.18
NT$38.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.49
NT$48.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$1.24
NT$39.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$1.12
NT$36.20
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.48
|
$3.71
NT$119.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.95
|
$37.34
NT$1,204.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€26,953.62
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,012,462.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.38
|
$8.87
NT$285.98
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.11
|
$25.59
NT$825.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€672.45
|
$662.03
NT$21,348.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€479.93
|
$504.69
NT$16,274.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€210.86
|
$72.03
NT$2,322.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€415.60
|
$686.42
NT$22,134.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,047.10
|
$17,703.28
NT$570,868.78
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.99
|
$2.49
NT$80.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.49
|
$3.49
NT$112.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.44
|
$3.89
NT$125.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€52.04
|
$38.67
NT$1,247.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.98
|
$9.34
NT$301.03
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€80.65
|
$62.24
NT$2,006.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.50
|
$30.20
NT$973.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€80.67
|
$88.35
NT$2,848.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€93.12
|
$103.73
NT$3,344.77
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Taipei or Tallinn. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.