Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 33.3% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
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