Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 50.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Lima, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.13
|
$6.22
NT$200.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.21
|
$4.98
NT$160.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.25
|
$1.03
NT$33.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
$0.72
NT$23.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.76
|
$1.88
NT$60.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.52
|
$7.75
NT$249.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.51
|
$11.33
NT$364.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.03
|
$2.84
NT$91.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.89
|
$4.13
NT$132.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN2.99
|
$2.07
NT$66.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
$1.01
NT$32.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.18
NT$37.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
$1.49
NT$47.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$1.24
NT$39.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$1.12
NT$36.08
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.08
|
$3.71
NT$119.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.30
|
$37.34
NT$1,200.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN80,714.99
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,009,275.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.68
|
$8.87
NT$285.08
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.07
|
$25.59
NT$822.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,093.32
|
$662.03
NT$21,280.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,362.26
|
$504.69
NT$16,223.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN178.45
|
$72.03
NT$2,315.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN941.67
|
$686.42
NT$22,064.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,756.99
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,071.88
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.07
|
$2.49
NT$80.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN9.98
|
$3.49
NT$112.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.18
|
$3.89
NT$125.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.26
|
$38.67
NT$1,243.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.22
|
$9.34
NT$300.08
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.08
|
$62.24
NT$2,000.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN119.80
|
$30.20
NT$970.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN307.44
|
$88.35
NT$2,839.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN343.67
|
$103.73
NT$3,334.24
|
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