Cost of living comparison

United States

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Overland Park Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 24.3% cheaper than Overland Park.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 24.7% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 58.9% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 45.7% less in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Taipei

The cost of groceries and transportation in Taipei are more expensive than in Overland Park. Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Overland Park Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Overland Park, you would:

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pay 55.6% less for restaurants

	Overland Park	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$6.55 NT$211.76	-67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$5.55 NT$179.47	-30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86	$1.14 NT$36.98	-59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$0.74 NT$23.79	-64.6%
Average			-55.6%

Overland Park vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

	Overland Park	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61	$1.87 NT$60.57	-48.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51	$9.47 NT$305.88	+71.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.20	$11.91 NT$384.78	+183.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.53	$2.64 NT$85.43	-25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07	$4.42 NT$142.68	+8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$2.29 NT$74.10	+14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.37 NT$44.40	+134.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$1.37 NT$44.26	-13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84	$1.92 NT$62.19	-32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48	$1.29 NT$41.58	-12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19	$1.07 NT$34.60	-10.0%
Average			+24.7%

Overland Park vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Overland Park	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93	$3.83 NT$123.76	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.32 NT$1,270.55
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,336.95	$36,375.55 NT$1M	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.94	$9.34 NT$301.76	-27.8%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 58.9% less for housing

	Overland Park	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.86	$25.93 NT$837.64	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,666.67	$792.21 NT$25,595.57	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,533.33	$568.06 NT$18,353.62	-63.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$176.99	$62.05 NT$2,004.67	-64.9%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 45.7% less for childcare

	Overland Park	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,345.00	$628.11 NT$20,293.55	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,840.00	$17,860.07 NT$577K	-38.1%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Overland Park	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$3.24 NT$104.82	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.47	$3.80 NT$122.66	-30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$3.93 NT$127.06	-43.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.50	$42.01 NT$1,357.15	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$10.98 NT$354.70	-8.5%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Overland Park	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.25	$66.48 NT$2,147.89	+18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.00	$36.29 NT$1,172.50	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00	$88.45 NT$2,857.78	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.25	$115.72 NT$3,738.81	-11.8%
Average			-4.2%

Overland Park vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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