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Taipei vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 14.8% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Taipei
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 7.8% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 5.6% more in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.3% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.93 GYD3,749.76	$4.71 NT$150.49	-73.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,959.87	$5.65 NT$180.59	-39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 GYD259.98	$0.92 NT$29.35	-26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 GYD132.49	$0.65 NT$20.86	+3.0%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD436.55	$2.02 NT$64.65	-3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.72 GYD1,614.83	$9.85 NT$314.68	+27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,573.91	$11.54 NT$368.90	-6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.08 GYD853.94	$2.72 NT$87.00	-33.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 GYD668.09	$4.45 NT$142.21	+39.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.64 GYD761.54	$2.23 NT$71.26	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.80 GYD375.84	$1.51 NT$48.15	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.81 GYD378.48	$1.38 NT$44.23	-23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.20 GYD669.71	$2.02 NT$64.54	-36.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD228.21	$1.25 NT$39.84	+14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38 GYD289.46	$1.04 NT$33.27	-24.8%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Georgetown	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.96 GYD828.32	$3.94 NT$126.01	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.49 GYD12,651.35	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	-37.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,252.48 GYD6M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.43 GYD4,899.68	$8.95 NT$285.93	-61.8%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 7.8% less for housing

	Georgetown	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.65 GYD9,129.40	$27.40 NT$875.71	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.21 GYD201K	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$519.95 GYD109K	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	-7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.14 GYD19,269.33	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-28.1%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,026.67 GYD215K	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	-35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,738.24 GYD4M	$16,675.66 NT$533K	-11.0%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 GYD399.97	$2.83 NT$90.29	+47.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.86 GYD1,224.92	$3.42 NT$109.45	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.35 GYD699.95	$3.92 NT$125.41	+17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.25 GYD7,999.48	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	+7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.22 GYD1,299.92	$9.73 NT$311.01	+56.6%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

	Georgetown	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.25 GYD7,999.48	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+65.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.44 GYD8,666.10	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.07 GYD28,248.16	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.87 GYD17,748.84	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+23.8%
Average			+5.6%

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