Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.2 times more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$199.22
|
$26.58
A$39.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$159.38
|
$9.97
A$14.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$32.90
|
$2.84
A$4.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$22.91
|
$2.31
A$3.41
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.31
|
$2.60
A$3.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$248.00
|
$5.54
A$8.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$362.84
|
$6.63
A$9.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$90.80
|
$4.55
A$6.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.06
|
$4.00
A$5.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.19
|
$1.59
A$2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.33
|
$1.29
A$1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.76
|
$1.56
A$2.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.70
|
$2.65
A$3.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.69
|
$1.19
A$1.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.93
|
$1.06
A$1.56
|
|
pay 84.8% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$118.75
|
$5.17
A$7.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,195.32
|
$113.84
A$168.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,005,068.49
|
$29,523.01
A$43,640.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$283.89
|
$17.81
A$26.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$819.00
|
$69.35
A$102.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,192.10
|
$1,797.26
A$2,656.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,155.55
|
$1,415.42
A$2,092.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,305.61
|
$191.07
A$282.43
|
|
pay 73.5% more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$21,972.87
|
$1,814.59
A$2,682.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$566,699.64
|
$14,626.48
A$21,620.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$79.69
|
$7.31
A$10.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$111.77
|
$3.74
A$5.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$124.51
|
$26.58
A$39.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,237.92
|
$67.03
A$99.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$298.83
|
$14.95
A$22.10
|
|
pay 84.7% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$1,992.21
|
$92.73
A$137.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$966.86
|
$83.64
A$123.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,828.07
|
$129.37
A$191.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,320.35
|
$172.79
A$255.42
|
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