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Taiwan

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Lithuania

Siauliai vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Siauliai is 13.8% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 81.0% more in Siauliai
Groceries: pay 50.1% less in Siauliai
Transportation: pay 17.4% more in Siauliai
Housing: pay 54.3% more in Siauliai
Childcare: pay 75.7% more in Siauliai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% more in Siauliai
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in Siauliai

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

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Siauliai vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Siauliai instead of Tainan, you would:

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pay 81.0% more for restaurants

	Tainan	Siauliai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$7.84 €7.00	+108.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$7.00 €6.25	+48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.87 €1.67	+103.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.12 €1.00	+71.6%
Average			+81.0%

Tainan vs. Siauliai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% less for groceries

	Tainan	Siauliai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$56.41	$1.34 €1.20	-23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$5.21 €4.65	-47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$3.77 €3.37	-67.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.28 €2.93	+20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.84 €3.42	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.86 €0.77	-61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.09	$0.66 €0.59	-48.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.78 €0.70	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.76 €0.68	-62.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.43 €0.38	-65.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.25 €0.23	-75.6%
Average			-50.1%

Tainan vs. Siauliai - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	Tainan	Siauliai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$125.53	$6.98 €6.23	+77.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,078.50	$32.47 €28.99	-3.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$27,308.11 €24,375.71	-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$283.42	$12.04 €10.74	+35.7%
Average			+17.4%

Tainan vs. Siauliai - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.3% more for housing

	Tainan	Siauliai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$14.93 €13.33	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	$419.90 €374.81	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	$302.33 €269.86	+54.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$170.67 €152.34	+157.5%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 75.7% more for childcare

	Tainan	Siauliai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	$646.49 €577.07	+49.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$176K	$11,322.02 €10,106.24	+106.1%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Siauliai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$5.60 €5.00	+98.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$103.67	$3.36 €3.00	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.27 €5.60	+59.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,437.66	$28.55 €25.49	-36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$10.08 €9.00	+3.6%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Tainan	Siauliai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$67.18 €59.97	+6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$33.59 €29.98	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$89.58 €79.96	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$100.78 €89.95	-4.1%
Average			-2.5%

Tainan vs. Siauliai - Cost of clothing

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