Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 4.1% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 75.1% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.77
|
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.13
|
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.13
|
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.80
|
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,560.40
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.28
|
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.08
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,254.56
|
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€809.64
|
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€96.63
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
|
pay 50.0% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€429.33
|
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,866.81
|
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.78
|
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.65
|
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Taipei
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.13
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.73
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.30
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€96.53
|
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
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