Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Slovakia

Bratislava vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Bratislava is 25.6% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bratislava
Groceries: pay 25.4% less in Bratislava
Transportation: pay 31.1% more in Bratislava
Housing: pay 43.2% more in Bratislava
Childcare: pay 20.3% more in Bratislava
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% more in Bratislava
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in Bratislava

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing in Bratislava are more expensive than in Taipei. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bratislava.

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Bratislava vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Bratislava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$11.20 €9.99	+137.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$10.64 €9.50	+88.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.36 €2.10	+156.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.78 €1.59	+172.5%
Average			+123.9%

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pay 25.4% less for groceries

	Taipei	Bratislava
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.94 €1.74	-3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$7.71 €6.88	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.29 €3.83	-62.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.50 €4.01	+65.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$4.04 €3.60	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.01 €0.90	-54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.87 €0.78	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.24 €1.11	-10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$2.09 €1.87	+3.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.75 €0.67	-39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.67 €0.60	-35.6%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 31.1% more for transportation

	Taipei	Bratislava
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$7.30 €6.51	+85.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$45.35 €40.48	+20.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$26,078.64 €23,278.26	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$20.72 €18.49	+131.6%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 43.2% more for housing

	Taipei	Bratislava
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$18.65 €16.65	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$1,055.75 €942.38	+4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$786.21 €701.79	+62.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$200.86 €179.29	+203.1%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 20.3% more for childcare

	Taipei	Bratislava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$859.09 €766.84	+29.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$18,610.01 €16,611.63	+11.6%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Bratislava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$3.36 €3.00	+18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.57 €3.18	+4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.72 €6.00	+71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$55.89 €49.89	+35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$12.32 €10.99	+26.6%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Taipei	Bratislava
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$101.18 €90.32	+60.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$40.44 €36.09	+1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$101.82 €90.89	+19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$107.72 €96.15	+2.5%
Average			+18.8%

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