Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Latvia

Liepaja vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Liepaja is 0.5% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Liepaja
Groceries: pay 35.6% less in Liepaja
Transportation: pay 16.2% more in Liepaja
Housing: pay 1.3% less in Liepaja
Childcare: pay 51.4% less in Liepaja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% more in Liepaja
Clothing: pay 25.0% more in Liepaja

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

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Liepaja vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Liepaja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$122.24	$11.20 €9.97	+197.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$152.81	$8.96 €7.97	+90.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$30.39	$1.61 €1.44	+72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.56	$1.18 €1.05	+69.6%
Average			+127.6%

HsinChu vs. Liepaja - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.6% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Liepaja
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$55.21	$1.43 €1.27	-16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$585.75	$5.22 €4.65	-71.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$352.84	$4.41 €3.92	-59.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$90.16	$3.76 €3.34	+35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$101.66	$3.81 €3.39	+21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$39.28	$1.00 €0.89	-17.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.97	$0.83 €0.73	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$48.52	$1.13 €1.00	-24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$45.28	$1.02 €0.90	-27.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.66	$0.40 €0.36	-62.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.66	$0.42 €0.37	-60.6%
Average			-35.6%

HsinChu vs. Liepaja - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.2% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Liepaja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$124.17	$6.77 €6.02	+76.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,303.94	$33.59 €29.90	-16.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$183.37	$9.97 €8.87	+76.4%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 1.3% less for housing

	HsinChu	Liepaja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$695.94	$20.41 €18.17	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$14,153.16	$313.53 €279.05	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,427.21	$232.35 €206.80	-10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,536.64	$236.39 €210.39	+202.4%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 51.4% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Liepaja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,448.84	$167.96 €149.49	-77.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$541K	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	+5.8%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Liepaja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$61.12	$3.92 €3.49	+108.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$96.78	$2.80 €2.49	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$6.16 €5.48	+57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,680.86	$55.99 €49.83	+8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$325.98	$8.95 €7.96	-10.9%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 25.0% more for clothing

	HsinChu	Liepaja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,859.13	$69.42 €61.79	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,158.77	$50.39 €44.85	+41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,546.75	$85.85 €76.41	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,438.12	$138.10 €122.91	+30.4%
Average			+25.0%

HsinChu vs. Liepaja - Cost of clothing

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