Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.0 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
$5.92
NT$189.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$4.93
NT$157.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$879.31
|
$1.07
NT$34.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$766.93
|
$0.68
NT$21.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
$2.01
NT$64.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
$8.55
NT$273.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
$11.77
NT$376.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
$3.41
NT$109.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
$4.21
NT$134.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$564.03
|
$2.13
NT$67.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$484.36
|
$1.02
NT$32.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$264.93
|
$1.28
NT$40.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$574.74
|
$1.63
NT$52.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$254.80
|
$1.29
NT$41.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$285.82
|
$1.15
NT$36.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
$3.89
NT$124.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
$42.09
NT$1,345.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,050,877.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$9.21
NT$294.25
|
|
pay 71.0% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
$26.10
NT$833.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
$624.83
NT$19,966.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
$417.75
NT$13,349.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
$69.55
NT$2,222.39
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
$689.69
NT$22,039.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
$16,064.75
NT$513,352.20
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
$2.14
NT$68.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
$3.21
NT$102.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
$4.28
NT$136.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
$39.68
NT$1,268.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$10.52
NT$336.28
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
$82.51
NT$2,636.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
$30.23
NT$965.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
$94.58
NT$3,022.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
$115.17
NT$3,680.17
|
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