Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.1 times more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$189.16
|
$26.69
A$40.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$157.63
|
$10.01
A$15.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.20
|
$2.70
A$4.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.76
|
$2.13
A$3.27
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$64.38
|
$2.29
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$273.06
|
$6.42
A$9.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$376.23
|
$6.48
A$9.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$109.04
|
$4.10
A$6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$134.39
|
$3.63
A$5.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$67.93
|
$1.47
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.45
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$40.77
|
$1.60
A$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.06
|
$2.47
A$3.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.29
|
$1.17
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$36.90
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$124.21
|
$5.45
A$8.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,345.12
|
$100.08
A$153.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,050,877.86
|
$20,016.00
A$30,718.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$294.25
|
$15.93
A$24.45
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$833.90
|
$68.64
A$105.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$19,966.68
|
$1,824.70
A$2,800.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,349.43
|
$1,494.78
A$2,294.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,222.39
|
$183.28
A$281.29
|
|
pay 66.5% more for childcare
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,039.24
|
$1,686.35
A$2,588.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$513,352.20
|
$14,216.13
A$21,817.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$68.31
|
$8.01
A$12.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$102.65
|
$3.74
A$5.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$136.61
|
$23.35
A$35.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,268.10
|
$64.70
A$99.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$336.28
|
$13.34
A$20.48
|
|
pay 63.8% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,636.77
|
$93.52
A$143.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$965.88
|
$72.72
A$111.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,022.38
|
$134.62
A$206.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,680.17
|
$183.19
A$281.14
|
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