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Tajikistan

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 65.4% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% more in Taipei
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 35.9% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 45.8% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.3% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.8% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.85	$4.71 NT$150.49	-3.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.84	$5.65 NT$180.59	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.55	$0.92 NT$29.35	+52.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.24	$0.65 NT$20.86	+85.3%
Average			+10.8%

Dushanbe vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.68	$2.02 NT$64.65	+227.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.84	$9.85 NT$314.68	+78.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.73	$11.54 NT$368.90	+181.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.63	$2.72 NT$87.00	+50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.01	$4.45 NT$142.21	+127.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.84	$2.23 NT$71.26	+161.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.83	$1.51 NT$48.15	+17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.08	$1.38 NT$44.23	+14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.20	$2.02 NT$64.54	+257.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.55	$1.25 NT$39.84	+349.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.73	$1.04 NT$33.27	+452.5%
Average			+143.2%

Dushanbe vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.9% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.25	$3.94 NT$126.01	-9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.03	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+106.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.89	$8.95 NT$285.93	+142.9%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 45.8% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.06	$27.40 NT$875.71	+59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,777.98	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,245.50	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+36.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS475.64	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	+28.2%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS767.52	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+694.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,255.98	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+193.6%
Average			+382.9%

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pay 53.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS10.96	$2.83 NT$90.29	+137.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.45	$3.42 NT$109.45	+91.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.89	$3.92 NT$125.41	+3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS418.65	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.84	$9.73 NT$311.01	+79.6%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.27	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+159.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS484.43	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS714.36	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS518.32	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+86.5%
Average			+41.6%

Dushanbe vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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