Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 5.2% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 40.7% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 11.4% less in Taipei
Transportation: pay 16.1% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 17.9% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 7.7 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 34.4% more in Taipei

The cost of childcare and clothing in Taipei are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 40.7% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.71 NT$150.49	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$5.65 NT$180.59	-32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.92 NT$29.35	-52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.65 NT$20.86	-66.4%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

	St. George's	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$2.02 NT$64.65	-15.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$9.85 NT$314.68	+42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$11.54 NT$368.90	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$2.72 NT$87.00	-36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$4.45 NT$142.21	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$2.23 NT$71.26	-63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.51 NT$48.15	+35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$1.38 NT$44.23	+87.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$2.02 NT$64.54	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.25 NT$39.84	-3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$1.04 NT$33.27	-37.5%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 16.1% less for transportation

	St. George's	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$3.94 NT$126.01	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	-41.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.95 NT$285.93
Average			-16.1%

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pay 17.9% less for housing

	St. George's	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$27.40 NT$875.71	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-65.5%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 7.7 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+1093.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+400.7%
Average			+673.2%

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.83 NT$90.29	+1.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$3.42 NT$109.45	-21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.92 NT$125.41
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	+11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.73 NT$311.01	-12.3%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 34.4% more for clothing

	St. George's	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+79.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	+68.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+20.0%
Average			+34.4%

St. George's vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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