Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 91.1% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.60
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.50
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.82
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.16
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.55
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$278.03
|
$5.13
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$383.07
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$111.02
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.83
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$69.16
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$33.04
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.51
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$53.00
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$42.04
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.57
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.47
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,369.57
|
$131.93
€123.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,069,978.03
|
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$299.59
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$849.06
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,329.58
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,592.06
|
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,262.79
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
|
pay 30.2% more for childcare
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,439.82
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$522,682.60
|
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.55
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.51
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$139.10
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,291.15
|
$50.27
€47.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$342.39
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,684.69
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$983.44
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,077.31
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,747.06
|
$106.59
€99.96
|
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