Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 72.8% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Russia, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB620.57
|
$3.79
NT$121.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB380.92
|
$4.76
NT$152.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.28
|
$0.98
NT$31.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB36.83
|
$0.64
NT$20.46
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.09
|
$1.83
NT$58.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB355.93
|
$7.72
NT$247.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB290.34
|
$11.17
NT$357.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB109.95
|
$2.76
NT$88.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB156.03
|
$3.31
NT$106.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.92
|
$1.77
NT$56.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.62
|
$0.80
NT$25.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB67.66
|
$1.12
NT$35.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB81.70
|
$1.43
NT$45.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.93
|
$1.12
NT$35.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.79
|
$0.98
NT$31.47
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB200.14
|
$3.61
NT$115.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,726.10
|
$37.97
NT$1,215.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,613,696.33
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,025,658.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB400.34
|
$9.01
NT$288.36
|
|
pay 64.5% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB566.98
|
$20.06
NT$642.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,713.85
|
$385.85
NT$12,351.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,697.16
|
$271.82
NT$8,701.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,166.66
|
$62.08
NT$1,987.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,198.49
|
$421.29
NT$13,486.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB503,598.10
|
$14,282.51
NT$457,197.25
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB135.63
|
$1.69
NT$54.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB155.47
|
$2.68
NT$85.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB198.55
|
$3.70
NT$118.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,626.00
|
$34.15
NT$1,093.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB378.43
|
$9.15
NT$292.92
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,254.63
|
$68.20
NT$2,183.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,316.54
|
$28.88
NT$924.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,071.37
|
$77.64
NT$2,485.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,136.77
|
$96.18
NT$3,078.86
|
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