Cost of living comparison

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Taiwan

HsinChu vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 38.4% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 1.7% less in HsinChu
Housing: pay 27.0% more in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 80.3% more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 14.5% less in HsinChu

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in HsinChu are more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in HsinChu. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in HsinChu.

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HsinChu vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in HsinChu instead of Saint Petersburg, you would:

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pay 13.4% less for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.53 RUB744.52	$3.93 NT$127.46	-58.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 RUB465.33	$5.24 NT$169.95	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 RUB77.55	$0.85 NT$27.62	-14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 RUB37.33	$0.63 NT$20.36	+31.5%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 RUB65.76	$1.81 NT$58.69	+115.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.68 RUB444.06	$6.76 NT$219.08	+18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 RUB338.20	$11.62 NT$376.62	+168.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 RUB129.32	$3.18 NT$102.99	+91.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 RUB178.68	$2.13 NT$69.06	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.73	$1.90 NT$61.43	+139.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB60.20	$1.09 NT$35.33	+41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB63.35	$1.83 NT$59.42	+126.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 RUB116.76	$1.68 NT$54.60	+12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RUB32.87	$1.98 NT$64.24	+371.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB22.18	$1.78 NT$57.82	+528.4%
Average			+146.1%

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pay 1.7% less for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 RUB215.65	$3.82 NT$123.66	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.21 RUB3,922.71	$39.32 NT$1,274.64	-21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,737.37 RUB3M	$40,144.19 NT$1M	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.17 RUB716.60	$5.90 NT$191.20	-35.7%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 27.0% more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 RUB595.88	$22.93 NT$743.19	+200.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$783.62 RUB61,219.61	$550.55 NT$17,845.00	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.53 RUB34,494.26	$340.82 NT$11,046.90	-22.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.44 RUB7,377.86	$56.76 NT$1,839.80	-39.9%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 80.3% more for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.01 RUB29,141.12	$710.03 NT$23,014.38	+90.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,803.31 RUB688K	$14,992.63 NT$486K	+70.3%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 RUB232.66	$2.29 NT$74.35	-23.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RUB189.90	$3.36 NT$108.88	+38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 RUB216.84	$4.92 NT$159.33	+77.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.87 RUB3,114.54	$58.99 NT$1,911.96	+48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 RUB441.60	$10.49 NT$339.90	+85.5%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 14.5% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.20 RUB7,281.57	$84.38 NT$2,735.17	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.79 RUB3,811.45	$37.28 NT$1,208.25	-23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.24 RUB9,003.30	$95.04 NT$3,080.39	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.44 RUB10,112.44	$120.16 NT$3,894.74	-7.2%
Average			-14.5%

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