Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Chile

Valparaiso vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Valparaiso is 4.1% cheaper than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 91.3% more in Valparaiso
Groceries: pay 39.8% less in Valparaiso
Transportation: pay 3.6% less in Valparaiso
Housing: pay 21.3% more in Valparaiso
Childcare: pay 38.5% less in Valparaiso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% less in Valparaiso
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Valparaiso

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

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Valparaiso vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.3% more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Valparaiso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$9.21 CLF0.2300	+144.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$8.44 CLF0.2100	+79.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$29.93	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.21	$0.85 CLF0.0200	+23.0%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 39.8% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Valparaiso
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$54.38	$1.81 CLF0.0400	+6.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$576.87	$5.64 CLF0.1400	-68.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$347.49	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$88.79	$3.89 CLF0.1000	+40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$100.11	$3.11 CLF0.0800	-0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$38.68	$0.75 CLF0.0200	-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.41	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$47.78	$0.69 CLF0.0200	-53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$44.60	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-50.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.42 CLF0.0100	-60.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.57 CLF0.0100	-46.4%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 3.6% less for transportation

	HsinChu	Valparaiso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.29	$5.58 CLF0.1400	+45.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	$51.16 CLF1.2700	+27.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$14,299.89 CLF353.9200	-57.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$180.59	$7.37 CLF0.1800	+30.4%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 21.3% more for housing

	HsinChu	Valparaiso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$19.07 CLF0.4700	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	$462.36 CLF11.4400	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	$383.91 CLF9.5000	+47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	$89.03 CLF2.2000	+13.9%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 38.5% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Valparaiso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	$432.52 CLF10.7000	-42.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$533K	$10,959.69 CLF271.2500	-34.2%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Valparaiso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$60.20	$4.05 CLF0.1000	+114.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$95.31	$2.75 CLF0.0700	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$4.35 CLF0.1100	+10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	$24.56 CLF0.6100	-52.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$321.04	$7.52 CLF0.1900	-25.1%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

	HsinChu	Valparaiso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	$32.40 CLF0.8000	-43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	$28.14 CLF0.7000	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	$54.74 CLF1.3500	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	$49.63 CLF1.2300	-53.2%
Average			-38.2%

HsinChu vs. Valparaiso - Cost of clothing

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