Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 74.4% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Russia, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
|
pay 83.4% more for transportation
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
|
pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
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