Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 67.5% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
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