Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 13.0% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪62.11
|
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪55.90
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪8.96
|
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.97
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.56
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.29
|
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪24.70
|
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.61
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪15.89
|
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.12
|
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.15
|
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.81
|
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.74
|
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.05
|
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.69
|
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪27.44
|
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪220.49
|
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪139,644.47
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪41.41
|
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Taipei
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪92.98
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,113.74
|
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,832.05
|
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪417.83
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,840.25
|
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪37,576.68
|
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Taipei
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪28.98
|
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.04
|
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪36.23
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪251.55
|
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪41.41
|
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪291.01
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪207.03
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪412.77
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪427.01
|
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
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