Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 7.2% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Taipei instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
|
pay 88.3% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
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