Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 46.4% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB942.02
|
$6.22
NT$200.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB467.36
|
$4.98
NT$160.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB104.90
|
$1.03
NT$33.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB56.94
|
$0.72
NT$23.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB60.01
|
$1.88
NT$60.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB447.87
|
$7.75
NT$250.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB343.62
|
$11.33
NT$365.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB165.35
|
$2.84
NT$91.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB207.39
|
$4.13
NT$133.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB60.45
|
$2.07
NT$66.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB65.11
|
$1.01
NT$32.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB75.31
|
$1.18
NT$38.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB147.87
|
$1.49
NT$48.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.04
|
$1.24
NT$40.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.27
|
$1.12
NT$36.24
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB219.75
|
$3.71
NT$119.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,835.30
|
$37.34
NT$1,205.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,115,716.40
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,013,702.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB540.06
|
$8.87
NT$286.33
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB572.15
|
$25.59
NT$826.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB83,715.21
|
$662.03
NT$21,374.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB50,513.07
|
$504.69
NT$16,294.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,595.48
|
$72.03
NT$2,325.42
|
|
pay 47.5% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB45,971.46
|
$686.42
NT$22,161.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,096,842.74
|
$17,703.28
NT$571,568.06
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB311.57
|
$2.49
NT$80.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB250.07
|
$3.49
NT$112.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB238.87
|
$3.89
NT$125.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,126.16
|
$38.67
NT$1,248.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB519.29
|
$9.34
NT$301.40
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,368.47
|
$62.24
NT$2,009.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,416.79
|
$30.20
NT$975.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,198.40
|
$88.35
NT$2,852.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,835.95
|
$103.73
NT$3,348.87
|
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