Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

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Taiwan

HsinChu vs. Bar Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 38.5% more expensive than Bar.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in HsinChu
Housing: pay 29.4% less in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in HsinChu

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

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HsinChu vs. Bar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.6% less for restaurants

	Bar	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 €10.23	$3.93 NT$126.29	-66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 €8.70	$5.24 NT$168.38	-47.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 €1.58	$0.85 NT$27.36	-52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.53	$0.63 NT$20.17	-64.1%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bar	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.00	$1.81 NT$58.14	+58.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 €3.84	$6.76 NT$217.05	+54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €4.04	$11.62 NT$373.14	+152.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 €2.83	$3.18 NT$102.04	-1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.64 €3.19	$2.13 NT$68.42	-41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.52	$1.90 NT$60.86	+218.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.65	$1.09 NT$35.01	+47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.59	$1.83 NT$58.87	+171.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.11	$1.68 NT$54.10	+33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.41	$1.98 NT$63.65	+321.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.50	$1.78 NT$57.28	+211.7%
Average			+111.3%

Bar vs. HsinChu - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Bar	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.53 €5.72	$3.82 NT$122.52	-41.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.36 €20.46	$39.32 NT$1,262.86	+68.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,703.71 €28,648.51	$40,144.19 NT$1M	+22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.68 €10.23	$5.90 NT$189.43	-49.5%

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pay 29.4% less for housing

	Bar	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.47 €26.69	$22.93 NT$736.32	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.43 €593.43	$550.55 NT$17,680.05	-18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$511.64 €448.20	$340.82 NT$10,944.79	-33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 €83.74	$56.76 NT$1,822.79	-40.6%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Bar	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.80 €230.21	$710.03 NT$22,801.65	+170.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,326.61 €5,542.12	$14,992.63 NT$481K	+137.0%
Average			+153.6%

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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bar	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.56	$2.29 NT$73.67	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 €2.24	$3.36 NT$107.87	+31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.80 €3.33	$4.92 NT$157.86	+29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.24 €36.13	$58.99 NT$1,894.29	+43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.67 €4.09	$10.49 NT$336.76	+124.5%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Bar	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.70 €57.55	$84.38 NT$2,709.89	+28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.66 €26.86	$37.28 NT$1,197.09	+21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.55 €86.33	$95.04 NT$3,051.91	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.75 €104.02	$120.16 NT$3,858.74	+1.2%
Average			+11.9%

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