Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 32.9% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
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