Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.7 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 80.5% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 83.9% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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