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Taipei vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 67.8% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 27.9% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 29.7% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 89.9% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Taipei

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Taipei are more expensive than in Caracas. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Taipei.

Taipei vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 31.6% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$6.55 NT$205.75	-40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$5.55 NT$174.37	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$1.14 NT$35.93	-13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$0.74 NT$23.11	-28.4%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 27.9% more for groceries

	Caracas	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$1.87 NT$58.85	-23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$9.47 NT$297.19	+113.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$11.91 NT$373.86	+52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$2.64 NT$83.01	-17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$4.42 NT$138.63	+29.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$2.29 NT$72.00	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$1.37 NT$43.14	+52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$1.37 NT$43.01	+13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$1.92 NT$60.42	+91.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$1.29 NT$40.40	+9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$1.07 NT$33.62	+0.7%
Average			+27.9%

Caracas vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.7% more for transportation

	Caracas	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$3.83 NT$120.24	+102.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$39.32 NT$1,234.48	+31.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249,362.52	$36,375.55 NT$1,141,897.65	+45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$9.34 NT$293.19	-60.3%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 89.9% more for housing

	Caracas	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$25.93 NT$813.86	-29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$792.21 NT$24,868.95	+60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$568.06 NT$17,832.60	+45.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$62.05 NT$1,947.76	+283.3%
Average			+89.9%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	$628.11 NT$19,717.45	+365.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$17,860.07 NT$560,661.46	+267.5%
Average			+316.4%

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pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$3.24 NT$101.84	+116.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$3.80 NT$119.18	+42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$3.93 NT$123.45	-21.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$42.01 NT$1,318.63	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$10.98 NT$344.63	+83.0%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Caracas	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$66.48 NT$2,086.91	+16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$36.29 NT$1,139.22	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$88.45 NT$2,776.65	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$115.72 NT$3,632.67	+4.6%
Average			+5.1%

Caracas vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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