Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Armenia

Gyumri vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Gyumri is 13.7% cheaper than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 89.3% more in Gyumri
Groceries: pay 55.7% less in Gyumri
Transportation: pay 16.0% more in Gyumri
Housing: pay 7.8% more in Gyumri
Childcare: pay 61.6% less in Gyumri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% less in Gyumri
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Gyumri

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

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Gyumri vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gyumri instead of HsinChu, you would:

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pay 89.3% more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Gyumri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$10.42 AMD3,769.55	+176.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$9.33 AMD3,377.51	+98.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$29.93	$0.87 AMD314.13	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.21	$0.42 AMD150.78	-40.1%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 55.7% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Gyumri
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$54.38	$0.50 AMD180.94	-70.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$576.87	$4.03 AMD1,457.56	-77.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$347.49	$6.38 AMD2,310.12	-41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$88.79	$2.07 AMD747.88	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$100.11	$3.28 AMD1,185.49	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$38.68	$0.57 AMD206.48	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.41	$0.69 AMD250.78	-39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$47.78	$0.52 AMD189.98	-64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$44.60	$0.67 AMD243.18	-51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.32 AMD117.55	-69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.31 AMD111.55	-71.1%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 16.0% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Gyumri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.29	$5.85 AMD2,115.66	+52.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$35,000.00 AMD13M	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$180.59	$3.43 AMD1,242.44	-39.2%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	HsinChu	Gyumri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$14.58 AMD5,277.37	-32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	$472.15 AMD171K	+8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	$288.85 AMD105K	+11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	$89.29 AMD32,317.09	+14.2%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 61.6% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Gyumri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	$180.53 AMD65,338.82	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$533K	$10,250.15 AMD4M	-38.5%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Gyumri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$60.20	$1.42 AMD512.66	-24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$95.31	$2.29 AMD829.30	-23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$2.08 AMD753.91	-46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	$40.73 AMD14,743.12	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$321.04	$4.17 AMD1,507.82	-58.5%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	HsinChu	Gyumri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	$33.33 AMD12,062.55	-41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	$41.66 AMD15,078.19	+16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	$140.41 AMD50,819.08	+78.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	$41.66 AMD15,078.19	-60.7%
Average			-16.9%

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