Cost of living comparison

Latvia

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 0.3% cheaper than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 57.7% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 69.0% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 1.5% less in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 57.7% less for restaurants

	Riga	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.00	$4.71 NT$153.60	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24 €8.25	$5.65 NT$184.31	-38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$0.92 NT$29.95	-43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.65 NT$21.29	-44.6%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 69.0% more for groceries

	Riga	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$2.02 NT$65.98	+41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.66	$9.85 NT$321.18	+88.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.94	$11.54 NT$376.52	+161.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.36	$2.72 NT$88.80	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 €3.49	$4.45 NT$145.15	+13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$2.23 NT$72.74	+124.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.51 NT$49.15	+82.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$1.38 NT$45.15	+22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.25	$2.02 NT$65.87	+44.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$1.25 NT$40.67	+210.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.38	$1.04 NT$33.95	+147.6%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Riga	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.92	$3.94 NT$128.61	-49.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.99	$37.67 NT$1,228.76	+12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,383.33	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.20	$8.95 NT$291.83	-21.7%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Riga	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.23	$27.40 NT$893.79	+34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.45 €520.07	$1,012.31 NT$33,023.00	+73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$385.02 €343.78	$482.92 NT$15,753.37	+25.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.84	$66.27 NT$2,161.83	-76.9%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 1.5% less for childcare

	Riga	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €576.14	$662.67 NT$21,617.12	+2.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,746.98	$16,675.66 NT$544K	-5.4%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$2.83 NT$92.16	-49.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.32	$3.42 NT$111.71	-8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$3.92 NT$128.00	-41.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.91 €44.56	$41.15 NT$1,342.28	-17.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.60	$9.73 NT$317.43	-9.5%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Riga	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.99	$63.18 NT$2,061.08	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.39 €44.99	$39.99 NT$1,304.38	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.65	$84.98 NT$2,772.03	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €123.31	$105.09 NT$3,428.02	-23.9%
Average			-14.1%

Riga vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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