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HsinChu vs. Balti Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 24.1% more expensive than Balti.

Restaurants: pay 48.0% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in HsinChu
Housing: pay 7.2% less in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.0% more in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 41.2% more in HsinChu

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in HsinChu are more expensive than in Balti. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in HsinChu. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in HsinChu.

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HsinChu vs. Balti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in HsinChu instead of Balti, you would:

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pay 48.0% less for restaurants

	Balti	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.41 MDL150.43	$3.77 NT$122.88	-55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 MDL188.04	$4.71 NT$153.60	-55.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MDL19.39	$0.94 NT$30.55	-13.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL12.03	$0.70 NT$22.67	+3.3%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Balti	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 MDL8.52	$1.70 NT$55.50	+256.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 MDL60.17	$18.05 NT$588.78	+436.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MDL83.52	$10.87 NT$354.67	+132.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 MDL39.71	$2.78 NT$90.62	+25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 MDL37.89	$3.13 NT$102.18	+47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MDL8.19	$1.21 NT$39.48	+164.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 MDL18.20	$1.14 NT$37.16	+11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 MDL14.99	$1.49 NT$48.77	+78.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 MDL18.86	$1.40 NT$45.52	+32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL6.00	$1.07 NT$34.83	+218.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.09	$1.07 NT$34.83	+366.3%
Average			+127.7%

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Balti	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.01 MDL107.40	$3.83 NT$124.81	-36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.83 MDL300.87	$40.18 NT$1,310.68	+138.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,658.64 MDL602K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.82 MDL86.25	$5.65 NT$184.31	+17.1%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 7.2% less for housing

	Balti	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.22 MDL200.58	$21.44 NT$699.54	+91.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$392.43 MDL7,015.66	$436.10 NT$14,226.34	+11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.49 MDL5,014.49	$259.67 NT$8,470.78	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.59 MDL3,067.69	$78.16 NT$2,549.76	-54.4%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Balti	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.20 MDL2,005.80	$753.35 NT$24,575.25	+571.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,236.33 MDL93,613.51	$16,663.11 NT$544K	+218.2%
Average			+362.2%

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pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Balti	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MDL20.06	$1.88 NT$61.44	+67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MDL31.09	$2.98 NT$97.28	+71.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.37 MDL60.17	$3.92 NT$128.00	+16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.46 MDL651.88	$51.79 NT$1,689.55	+42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.57 MDL135.39	$10.04 NT$327.67	+32.6%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 41.2% more for clothing

	Balti	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.88 MDL802.32	$57.29 NT$1,868.74	+27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.66 MDL601.74	$35.71 NT$1,164.76	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.10 MDL1,002.90	$78.47 NT$2,559.92	+39.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.49 MDL902.61	$105.94 NT$3,455.90	+109.8%
Average			+41.2%

Balti vs. HsinChu - Cost of clothing

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