Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 71.3% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 9.4% less in Douglas
Transportation: pay 81.6% more in Douglas
Housing: pay 91.8% more in Douglas
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.3% more in Douglas
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in Douglas

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

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Douglas vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$27.75 £20.96	+489.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$11.89 £8.98	+110.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.71 £2.04	+194.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$2.12 £1.60	+225.4%
Average			+261.4%

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pay 9.4% less for groceries

	Taipei	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$2.63 £1.99	+30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$4.01 £3.03	-59.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$9.41 £7.11	-18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$5.30 £4.00	+94.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.87 £2.93	-12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.36 £1.02	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.82 £0.62	-45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.74 £1.31	+25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.61 £1.22	-20.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$1.35 £1.02	+8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$1.35 £1.02	+29.4%
Average			-9.4%

Taipei vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.6% more for transportation

	Taipei	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$7.35 £5.55	+86.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$96.91 £73.18	+157.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$43,752.78 £33,042.14	+30.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$16.65 £12.57	+86.1%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 91.8% more for housing

	Taipei	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$72.49 £54.74	+164.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$1,233.89 £931.84	+21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$1,068.05 £806.59	+121.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$261.61 £197.57	+294.8%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Taipei	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$1,739.89 £1,313.97	+162.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$52,196.76 £39,419.04	+213.0%
Average			+186.7%

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pay 92.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$6.54 £4.94	+131.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$5.01 £3.79	+46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$22.46 £16.97	+472.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$64.75 £48.90	+57.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$15.86 £11.98	+63.0%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Taipei	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$99.11 £74.85	+56.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$44.60 £33.68	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$111.22 £83.99	+30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$69.38 £52.39	-34.0%
Average			+10.9%

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