Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 52.0% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Taipei instead of George Town, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
George Town
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Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
George Town
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,473.01
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.95
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
George Town
|
Taipei
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.50
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.13
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.60
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.24
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
George Town
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.70
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,629.52
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Taipei
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.34
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 42.6% less for clothing
George Town
|
Taipei
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.26
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.71
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.14
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
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