Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 30.3% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BSD30.00
|
$5.92
NT$192.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
BSD8.00
|
$4.93
NT$160.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
BSD2.47
|
$1.07
NT$34.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
BSD2.07
|
$0.68
NT$22.18
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.21
BSD5.21
|
$2.01
NT$65.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$8.55
NT$278.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$20.81
BSD20.81
|
$11.77
NT$383.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
BSD5.11
|
$3.41
NT$111.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
BSD4.54
|
$4.21
NT$136.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
BSD2.28
|
$2.13
NT$69.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
BSD1.21
|
$1.02
NT$33.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$1.28
NT$41.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
BSD2.07
|
$1.63
NT$53.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
BSD2.28
|
$1.29
NT$42.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.65
BSD1.65
|
$1.15
NT$37.60
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Nassau
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.23
BSD6.23
|
$3.89
NT$126.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
BSD50.00
|
$42.09
NT$1,370.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,070,964.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
BSD25.43
|
$9.21
NT$299.87
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Nassau
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.43
BSD93.43
|
$26.10
NT$849.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.33
BSD983.33
|
$624.83
NT$20,348.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.50
BSD1,062.50
|
$417.75
NT$13,604.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.22
BSD203.22
|
$69.55
NT$2,264.87
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
Nassau
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.67
BSD556.67
|
$689.69
NT$22,460.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
BSD13,785.71
|
$16,064.75
NT$523,164.51
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
BSD3.75
|
$2.14
NT$69.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
BSD5.47
|
$3.21
NT$104.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.50
BSD10.50
|
$4.28
NT$139.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.62
BSD117.62
|
$39.68
NT$1,292.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$10.52
NT$342.71
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Nassau
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.43
BSD66.43
|
$82.51
NT$2,687.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.25
BSD66.25
|
$30.23
NT$984.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$94.58
NT$3,080.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$115.17
NT$3,750.52
|
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