Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 24.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Taipei instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Taipei
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 46.3% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
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pay 40.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Taipei
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Taipei
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Taipei
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Taipei
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
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pay 8.8% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
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