Cost of living comparison

Greece

compared to

Taiwan

Taipei vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 10.1% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 59.7% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 56.3% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 18.3% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 12.7% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 22.3% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Taipei

The cost of groceries and childcare in Taipei are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and housing are lower in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 59.7% less for restaurants

	Athens	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$4.71 NT$152.81	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$5.65 NT$183.37	-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.51	$0.92 NT$29.80	-67.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.65 NT$21.18	+16.6%
Average			-59.7%

Athens vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.3% more for groceries

	Athens	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$2.02 NT$65.64	+41.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.73	$9.85 NT$319.53	+30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.35	$11.54 NT$374.58	+61.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.44	$2.72 NT$88.34	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.24	$4.45 NT$144.40	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$2.23 NT$72.36	+124.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.51 NT$48.90	+69.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.38 NT$44.91	+116.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$2.02 NT$65.53	+107.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$1.25 NT$40.46	+158.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$1.04 NT$33.78	+101.4%
Average			+56.3%

Athens vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.3% less for transportation

	Athens	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.76	$3.94 NT$127.95	-54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.91	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	+24.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.16	$8.95 NT$290.33	-28.7%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 12.7% less for housing

	Athens	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.02	$27.40 NT$889.19	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €660.73	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	+36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €583.50	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €142.92	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	-58.7%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 22.3% more for childcare

	Athens	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €510.50	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	+15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,468.93	$16,675.66 NT$541K	+29.4%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$2.83 NT$91.68	-49.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.66	$3.42 NT$111.13	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$3.92 NT$127.34	-29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.57	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	-24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.47	$9.73 NT$315.80	-8.5%
Average			-26.0%

Athens vs. Taipei - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Athens	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.48	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.61	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	-0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.64	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €109.92	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	-14.9%
Average			-16.8%

Athens vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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