Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 24.8% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.27
|
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.25
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.43
|
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.87
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.16
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.82
|
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.31
|
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.07
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.33
|
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.65
|
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.65
|
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.36
|
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.47
|
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.73
|
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN102.48
|
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,052.08
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN29.81
|
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.37
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,549.09
|
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,748.30
|
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN795.04
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,767.77
|
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,721.98
|
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.04
|
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.60
|
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.77
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN135.78
|
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN27.95
|
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN310.89
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN135.63
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN339.80
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN377.36
|
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
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