Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 4.3% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Taipei
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.38
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.81
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Taipei
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€718.72
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€558.64
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
Bratislava
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€565.17
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Taipei
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.65
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.88
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Bratislava
|
Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€97.36
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
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