Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 47.3% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Bern, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF14.99
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.10
|
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Bern
|
Taipei
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.75
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.77
|
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.10
|
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.64
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.71
|
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
Bern
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.31
|
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF78.94
|
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF29,978.23
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.57
|
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
Bern
|
Taipei
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.29
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,217.30
|
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF910.88
|
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF210.74
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
Bern
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,131.79
|
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,230.96
|
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Taipei
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.36
|
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
Bern
|
Taipei
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF105.37
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF44.97
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF122.41
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF144.18
|
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
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