Cost of living comparison
Phoenix is 90.7% more expensive than New Taipei City.
If you lived in Phoenix instead of New Taipei City, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
NT$151.42
|
$19.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
NT$29.02
|
$2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
NT$22.32
|
$1.94
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.31
|
$3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.95
NT$582.19
|
$5.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.13
NT$360.90
|
$3.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
NT$99.33
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
NT$116.68
|
$4.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.35
NT$76.15
|
$2.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
NT$27.68
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$33.08
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
NT$43.27
|
$1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.29
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NT$27.36
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.22
|
$4.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$55.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.99
NT$1,185,079.57
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$13.69
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.43
NT$727.55
|
$68.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.24
NT$16,130.35
|
$1,569.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.86
NT$11,414.23
|
$1,391.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.99
NT$2,465.19
|
$181.08
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.88
NT$16,151.00
|
$1,142.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,787.41
NT$349,938.32
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
NT$50.47
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
NT$78.51
|
$5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
NT$111.04
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.00
NT$1,038.13
|
$26.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
New Taipei City
|
Phoenix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.51
NT$1,930.42
|
$46.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.40
NT$1,180.75
|
$39.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.79
NT$2,653.38
|
$86.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.01
NT$2,725.28
|
$109.63
|
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