Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 98.8% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Taipei
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$200.93
|
$21.66
€19.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$160.75
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.18
|
$2.66
€2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.11
|
$2.08
€1.89
|
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pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.82
|
$1.80
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$250.13
|
$3.97
€3.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$365.96
|
$5.30
€4.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.58
|
$4.14
€3.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.19
|
$4.61
€4.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.76
|
$1.32
€1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.61
|
$1.01
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.08
|
$1.35
€1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.11
|
$1.74
€1.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.03
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.24
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.77
|
$7.20
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,205.59
|
$129.96
€118.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,013,702.86
|
$39,718.55
€36,166.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$286.33
|
$22.04
€20.07
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$826.04
|
$56.72
€51.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,374.16
|
$2,216.44
€2,018.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,294.34
|
$1,934.10
€1,761.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,325.42
|
$227.14
€206.83
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,161.64
|
$1,385.73
€1,261.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$571,568.06
|
$10,612.44
€9,663.49
|
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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.37
|
$7.04
€6.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.74
|
$4.29
€3.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.58
|
$17.33
€15.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,248.55
|
$50.46
€45.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$301.40
|
$14.08
€12.82
|
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pay 23.0% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,009.32
|
$93.14
€84.81
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$975.16
|
$40.93
€37.27
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,852.36
|
$97.04
€88.36
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,348.87
|
$100.46
€91.48
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