Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 6.1% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Athens, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Taipei
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$5.92
NT$189.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$4.93
NT$157.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$1.07
NT$34.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.68
NT$21.76
|
|
pay 69.6% more for groceries
Athens
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$2.01
NT$64.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.03
|
$8.55
NT$273.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$11.77
NT$376.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
$3.41
NT$109.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.09
|
$4.21
NT$134.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$2.13
NT$67.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.02
NT$32.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$1.28
NT$40.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.63
NT$52.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.29
NT$41.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$1.15
NT$36.90
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Athens
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.38
|
$3.89
NT$124.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$42.09
NT$1,345.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,050,877.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.53
|
$9.21
NT$294.25
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
Athens
|
Taipei
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
$26.10
NT$833.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€509.79
|
$624.83
NT$19,966.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€480.57
|
$417.75
NT$13,349.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
$69.55
NT$2,222.39
|
|
pay 50.5% more for childcare
Athens
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€449.54
|
$689.69
NT$22,039.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
$16,064.75
NT$513,352.20
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Taipei
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.30
|
$2.14
NT$68.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.39
|
$3.21
NT$102.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
$4.28
NT$136.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.18
|
$39.68
NT$1,268.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$10.52
NT$336.28
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Athens
|
Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
$82.51
NT$2,636.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
$30.23
NT$965.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
$94.58
NT$3,022.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€102.53
|
$115.17
NT$3,680.17
|
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