Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 8.6% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Beijing
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$199.51
|
$4.15
CN¥29.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$159.61
|
$5.54
CN¥39.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$32.94
|
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$22.94
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.39
|
$1.43
CN¥10.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$248.36
|
$6.83
CN¥48.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$363.37
|
$7.46
CN¥53.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$90.93
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.25
|
$1.44
CN¥10.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.28
|
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.38
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.81
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.76
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.74
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.99
|
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$118.92
|
$4.35
CN¥30.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,197.04
|
$34.62
CN¥245.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,006,512.81
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,532.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$284.30
|
$4.68
CN¥33.24
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Taipei
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$820.18
|
$13.59
CN¥96.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,222.56
|
$969.73
CN¥6,886.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,178.77
|
$561.86
CN¥3,990.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,308.93
|
$42.17
CN¥299.48
|
|
pay 32.3% more for childcare
Taipei
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,004.45
|
$836.50
CN¥5,940.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$567,514.01
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,367.93
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$79.80
|
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$111.94
|
$3.73
CN¥26.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$124.69
|
$3.46
CN¥24.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,239.70
|
$62.16
CN¥441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$299.26
|
$8.31
CN¥59.01
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$1,995.07
|
$65.57
CN¥465.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$968.25
|
$35.21
CN¥250.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,832.13
|
$85.31
CN¥605.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,325.12
|
$112.58
CN¥799.53
|
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