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Zimbabwe

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 41.8% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 76.6% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 79.1% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 72.6% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.1% less for restaurants

	Harare	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$4.71 NT$150.49	-52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	$5.65 NT$180.59	-1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZWL308.58	$0.92 NT$29.35	-4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZWL151.05	$0.65 NT$20.86	+39.1%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 76.6% more for groceries

	Harare	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$2.02 NT$64.65	+102.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	$9.85 NT$314.68	+71.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	$11.54 NT$368.90	+101.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 ZWL622.53	$2.72 NT$87.00	+40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 ZWL791.38	$4.45 NT$142.21	+81.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 ZWL439.66	$2.23 NT$71.26	+63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL243.55	$1.51 NT$48.15	+99.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ZWL296.54	$1.38 NT$44.23	+50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZWL226.23	$2.02 NT$64.54	+187.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL251.62	$1.25 NT$39.84	+59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL257.47	$1.04 NT$33.27	+30.2%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Harare	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	$3.94 NT$126.01	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	-37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+52.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$8.95 NT$285.93	-55.3%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 79.1% more for housing

	Harare	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	$27.40 NT$875.71	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.00 ZWL126K	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+159.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$316.60 ZWL102K	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	+68.8%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 72.6% more for childcare

	Harare	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$433.79 ZWL140K	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+52.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+94.9%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 ZWL402.50	$2.83 NT$90.29	+126.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ZWL966.00	$3.42 NT$109.45	+14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ZWL644.00	$3.92 NT$125.41	+96.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$9.73 NT$311.01	-2.7%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Harare	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+172.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	+89.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	+119.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+160.3%
Average			+132.9%

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