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Taiwan

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Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 7.4% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 93.1% more in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 18.2% less in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in San Fernando
Housing: pay 15.6% more in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 41.3% less in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in San Fernando

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

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San Fernando vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of HsinChu, you would:

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pay 93.1% more for restaurants

	HsinChu	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$10.32 TTD70.10	+173.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$8.11 TTD55.08	+72.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$29.93	$1.02 TTD6.91	+8.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.21	$0.74 TTD5.01	+6.0%
Average			+93.1%

HsinChu vs. San Fernando - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.2% less for groceries

	HsinChu	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$54.38	$2.28 TTD15.52	+34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$576.87	$3.32 TTD22.54	-81.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$347.49	$7.63 TTD51.81	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$88.79	$3.83 TTD26.04	+38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$100.11	$4.57 TTD31.05	+45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$38.68	$2.50 TTD17.00	+106.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.41	$1.14 TTD7.73	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$47.78	$1.67 TTD11.36	+11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$44.60	$1.95 TTD13.22	+39.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.33 TTD2.27	-68.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.33 TTD2.27	-68.7%
Average			-18.2%

HsinChu vs. San Fernando - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	HsinChu	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.29	$4.32 TTD29.38	+13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	$44.22 TTD300.44	+10.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$36,853.34 TTD250K	+9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$180.59	$7.96 TTD54.08	+40.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 15.6% more for housing

	HsinChu	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$45.45 TTD308.79	+112.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	$515.95 TTD3,505.17	+18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	$393.10 TTD2,670.61	+51.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	$33.82 TTD229.75	-56.7%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 41.3% less for childcare

	HsinChu	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	$399.05 TTD2,711.02	-47.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$533K	$10,825.75 TTD73,546.53	-35.0%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$60.20	$1.84 TTD12.52	-2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$95.31	$3.72 TTD25.26	+24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.60 TTD38.06	+42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	$51.59 TTD350.52	-0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$321.04	$8.84 TTD60.09	-11.9%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	HsinChu	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	$54.67 TTD371.38	-4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	$36.85 TTD250.37	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	$88.45 TTD600.89	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	$88.45 TTD600.89	-16.5%
Average			-1.9%

HsinChu vs. San Fernando - Cost of clothing

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