Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 27.3% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 45.0% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 27.3% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Taipei

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Taipei are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.5% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,738	$4.71 NT$150.49	+1.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,475	$5.65 NT$180.59	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,277	$0.92 NT$29.35	-47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.65 NT$20.86
Average			-22.5%

Conakry vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.0% more for groceries

	Conakry	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,031	$2.02 NT$64.65	+36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$9.85 NT$314.68	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,796	$11.54 NT$368.90	+41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,139	$2.72 NT$87.00	-37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,958	$4.45 NT$142.21	+118.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,601	$2.23 NT$71.26	+69.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,601	$1.51 NT$48.15	+38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,139	$1.38 NT$44.23	+70.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,733	$2.02 NT$64.54	+103.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,535	$1.25 NT$39.84	+98.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,535	$1.04 NT$33.27	+65.4%
Average			+45.0%

Conakry vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Conakry	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,287	$3.94 NT$126.01	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF290M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,994	$8.95 NT$285.93	+0.9%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 27.3% more for housing

	Conakry	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$27.40 NT$875.71	-85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+98.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+51.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-50.1%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Conakry	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$662.67 NT$21,179.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+162.1%
Average			+162.1%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,553	$2.83 NT$90.29	-18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,738	$3.42 NT$109.45	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,227	$3.92 NT$125.41	+237.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF785K	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-53.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,645	$9.73 NT$311.01	+140.2%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+215.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	+59.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	+183.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF440K	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+110.2%
Average			+134.2%

Conakry vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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