Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Taiwan

Taipei vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 27.6% cheaper than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 63.2% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 49.2% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 29.1% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 47.7% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 2.0% less in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Taipei

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Lisbon, you would:

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pay 63.2% less for restaurants

	Lisbon	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$4.71 NT$150.49	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$5.65 NT$180.59	-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.06	$0.92 NT$29.35	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.52	$0.65 NT$20.86	-61.6%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 49.2% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$2.02 NT$64.65	+7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.74	$9.85 NT$314.68	+53.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.88	$11.54 NT$368.90	+165.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.52	$2.72 NT$87.00	-30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.22	$4.45 NT$142.21	+23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$2.23 NT$71.26	+121.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.51 NT$48.15	+93.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.38 NT$44.23	+66.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$2.02 NT$64.54	+77.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$1.25 NT$39.84	+51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.82	$1.04 NT$33.27	+13.8%
Average			+49.2%

Lisbon vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Lisbon	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.53	$3.94 NT$126.01	-53.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.98	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	-15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €30,027.86	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.17	$8.95 NT$285.93	-28.5%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 47.7% less for housing

	Lisbon	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.20	$27.40 NT$875.71	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,424.28	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,062.19	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.85	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-47.6%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 2.0% less for childcare

	Lisbon	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €605.94	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	-2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,117.13	$16,675.66 NT$533K	-1.5%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €3.00	$2.83 NT$90.29	-15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.70	$3.42 NT$109.45	+13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$3.92 NT$125.41	-41.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.28	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-11.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.62	$9.73 NT$311.01	+0.8%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Lisbon	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.74	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	-38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.81	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.48	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.81	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	-14.6%
Average			-20.8%

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