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Tonga

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 25.0% more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 27.8% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 36.5% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 16.8 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Taipei

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, and housing in Taipei are more expensive than in Nuku'alofa. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Nuku'alofa	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$4.71 NT$150.49	-43.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$5.65 NT$180.59	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$0.92 NT$29.35	-67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$0.65 NT$20.86	-73.4%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 27.8% more for groceries

	Nuku'alofa	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$2.02 NT$64.65	+94.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$9.85 NT$314.68	+118.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$11.54 NT$368.90	+94.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$2.72 NT$87.00	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$4.45 NT$142.21	+66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$2.23 NT$71.26	+77.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.51 NT$48.15	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$1.38 NT$44.23	+4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$2.02 NT$64.54	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$1.25 NT$39.84	-13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$1.04 NT$33.27	-12.8%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 36.5% more for transportation

	Nuku'alofa	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$3.94 NT$126.01	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	-9.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+476.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$8.95 NT$285.93	-52.1%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Nuku'alofa	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$27.40 NT$875.71	-78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$482.92 NT$15,434.64
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-53.6%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 16.8 times more for childcare

	Nuku'alofa	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+319.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+6591.8%
Average			+1576.2%

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nuku'alofa	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$2.83 NT$90.29	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$3.42 NT$109.45	+17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$3.92 NT$125.41	-61.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	+32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$9.73 NT$311.01	-76.6%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Nuku'alofa	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+334.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	+126.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	+309.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+261.5%
Average			+247.4%

Nuku'alofa vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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