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Taipei vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 11.3% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 17.5% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 12.7% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 20.4% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 9.4% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Taipei

The cost of childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Taipei are more expensive than in Port Of Spain. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taipei.

Taipei vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 17.5% less for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.78	$6.55 NT$205.75	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 TTD54.82	$5.55 NT$174.37	-31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.29	$1.14 NT$35.93	+6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.45	$0.74 NT$23.11	-8.5%
Average			-17.5%

Port Of Spain vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 TTD18.75	$1.87 NT$58.85	-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 TTD27.58	$9.47 NT$297.19	+132.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.51 TTD71.11	$11.91 NT$373.86	+13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 TTD35.03	$2.64 NT$83.01	-48.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.26	$4.42 NT$138.63	-4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.93	$2.29 NT$72.00	-18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 TTD7.88	$1.37 NT$43.14	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.88	$1.37 NT$43.01	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.74	$1.92 NT$60.42	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 TTD4.83	$1.29 NT$40.40	+80.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 TTD5.56	$1.07 NT$33.62	+30.4%
Average			+12.7%

Port Of Spain vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.4% less for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 TTD28.68	$3.83 NT$120.24	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.20 TTD657.88	$39.32 NT$1,234.48	-59.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,228.93	$36,375.55 NT$1,141,897.65	+2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 TTD74.76	$9.34 NT$293.19	-15.4%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 9.4% less for housing

	Port Of Spain	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD416.44	$25.93 NT$813.86	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.05 TTD5,374.34	$792.21 NT$24,868.95	-0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.64 TTD3,239.56	$568.06 NT$17,832.60	+18.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD412.88	$62.05 NT$1,947.76	+1.7%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,240.92	$628.11 NT$19,717.45	+89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,609.99	$17,860.07 NT$560,661.46	+148.7%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.46	$3.24 NT$101.84	+76.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TTD25.25	$3.80 NT$119.18	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 TTD40.87	$3.93 NT$123.45	-34.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.41 TTD368.26	$42.01 NT$1,318.63	-22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 TTD72.27	$10.98 NT$344.63	+2.8%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD399.55	$66.48 NT$2,086.91	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.16	$36.29 NT$1,139.22	-5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.91 TTD1,129.69	$88.45 NT$2,776.65	-47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.82 TTD797.43	$115.72 NT$3,632.67	-1.8%
Average			-10.3%

Port Of Spain vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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