Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 54.1% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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