Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 3.5 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.58
|
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.58
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.82
|
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.51
|
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.31
|
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.47
|
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.21
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.41
|
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.37
|
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.37
|
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.39
|
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.21
|
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.58
|
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.36
|
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.87
|
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,018.81
|
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,120,694.79
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹213.95
|
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.59
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,726.59
|
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,010.86
|
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,575.96
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,062.30
|
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,486.24
|
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.82
|
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.32
|
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.40
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,758.15
|
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.53
|
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,404.97
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,903.42
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,974.88
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,168.67
|
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
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