Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Taiwan

Taipei vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 21.5% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 73.8% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 5.8% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 32.1% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 52.7% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 30.7% more in Taipei

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Taipei are more expensive than in Santiago.

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Taipei vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 46.6% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 CLF0.2500	$4.71 NT$150.49	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 CLF0.2200	$5.65 NT$180.59	-35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CLF0.0400	$0.92 NT$29.35	-46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CLF0.0300	$0.65 NT$20.86	-47.7%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 73.8% more for groceries

	Santiago	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0400	$2.02 NT$64.65	+11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$9.85 NT$314.68	+74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$11.54 NT$368.90	+139.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 CLF0.1000	$2.72 NT$87.00	-34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$4.45 NT$142.21	+42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CLF0.0200	$2.23 NT$71.26	+146.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.51 NT$48.15	+115.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$1.38 NT$44.23	+87.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$2.02 NT$64.54	+158.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CLF0.0100	$1.25 NT$39.84	+153.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$1.04 NT$33.27	+53.8%
Average			+73.8%

Santiago vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.8% more for transportation

	Santiago	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$3.94 NT$126.01	-31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.93 CLF1.0100	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	-8.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,743.12 CLF439.1400	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+88.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$8.95 NT$285.93	+21.4%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 32.1% more for housing

	Santiago	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4700	$27.40 NT$875.71	+43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.81 CLF13.6800	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.90 CLF9.3300	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+28.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 CLF2.8200	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-41.8%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 52.7% more for childcare

	Santiago	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.7000	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+53.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF271.2500	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+52.2%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 CLF0.1000	$2.83 NT$90.29	-31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 CLF0.0800	$3.42 NT$109.45	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.22 CLF0.1300	$3.92 NT$125.41	-24.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 CLF0.8400	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	+21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$9.73 NT$311.01	+29.4%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 30.7% more for clothing

	Santiago	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 CLF1.2400	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 CLF0.7100	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	+39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.29 CLF1.6400	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.84 CLF2.0000	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+30.0%
Average			+30.7%

Santiago vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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