Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 76.7% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Castries, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Castries
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
|
pay 11.6% less for transportation
Castries
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
|
pay 17.3% more for housing
Castries
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Castries
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
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