Cost of living comparison
Phoenix is 2.2 times more expensive than New Taipei City.
If you lived in Phoenix instead of New Taipei City, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NT$106.68
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
NT$30.06
|
$2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NT$23.00
|
$1.73
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
NT$56.67
|
$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.92
NT$321.77
|
$6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.41
NT$370.05
|
$3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
NT$81.47
|
$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
NT$108.49
|
$4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
NT$49.63
|
$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NT$23.95
|
$0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NT$25.16
|
$1.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.81
|
$1.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NT$29.76
|
$1.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
NT$20.20
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
NT$122.87
|
$3.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
$64.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,785.97
NT$1,225,757.88
|
$26,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.04
NT$293.37
|
$12.94
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.77
NT$641.30
|
$83.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$483.89
NT$15,697.27
|
$1,745.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$413.42
NT$13,411.26
|
$1,477.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.23
NT$2,180.91
|
$160.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$509.73
NT$16,535.47
|
$950.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,467.57
NT$209,804.89
|
$23,500.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
NT$43.53
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
NT$80.50
|
$5.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
NT$112.01
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.12
NT$1,106.81
|
$33.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.70
NT$314.71
|
$12.25
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.25
NT$1,889.46
|
$46.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.00
NT$746.23
|
$38.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.16
NT$2,438.11
|
$83.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.49
NT$2,773.27
|
$99.82
|
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