Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 8.0% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.67
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.84
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.91
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.40
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.30
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.78
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.23
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€66.63
|
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,260.65
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.56
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.00
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,019.49
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€814.11
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€83.55
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 85.8% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€308.86
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,733.22
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.00
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.47
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.20
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€41.77
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.01
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Taipei
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.12
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.08
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€72.78
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.07
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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