Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 36.3% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 37.3% more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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