Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 5.5% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Rome, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.56
|
$5.92
NT$192.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.93
NT$160.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$1.07
NT$34.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.68
NT$22.16
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Rome
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$2.01
NT$65.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$8.55
NT$278.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$11.77
NT$383.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$3.41
NT$111.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$4.21
NT$136.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.13
NT$69.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.02
NT$33.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.28
NT$41.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.63
NT$53.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.29
NT$42.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.15
NT$37.57
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Rome
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.19
|
$3.89
NT$126.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.09
|
$42.09
NT$1,369.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,069,978.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$9.21
NT$299.59
|
|
pay 41.7% less for housing
Rome
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
$26.10
NT$849.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
$624.83
NT$20,329.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€725.87
|
$417.75
NT$13,592.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
$69.55
NT$2,262.79
|
|
pay 56.9% more for childcare
Rome
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.12
|
$689.69
NT$22,439.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
$16,064.75
NT$522,682.60
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.14
NT$69.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$3.21
NT$104.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$4.28
NT$139.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.77
|
$39.68
NT$1,291.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.52
NT$342.39
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Rome
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
$82.51
NT$2,684.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
$30.23
NT$983.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
$94.58
NT$3,077.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.20
|
$115.17
NT$3,747.06
|
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