Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 16.4% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
$1.19
GYD249.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$0.64
GYD133.40
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
$1.49
GYD312.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
$4.89
GYD1,021.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
$12.79
GYD2,674.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
$2.90
GYD607.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
$2.49
GYD521.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
$2.30
GYD479.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
$1.03
GYD215.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
$1.48
GYD309.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
$0.86
GYD178.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
$0.63
GYD131.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
$0.58
GYD121.70
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
$3.78
GYD789.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
$33.09
GYD6,917.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,260,889.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
$21.27
GYD4,446.67
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
Taipei
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
$59.56
GYD12,450.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
$360.46
GYD75,346.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
$228.98
GYD47,863.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
$60.66
GYD12,678.96
|
|
pay 90.2% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
$94.55
GYD19,762.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
$954.92
GYD199,605.95
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
$3.43
GYD716.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
$28.36
GYD5,928.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
$6.15
GYD1,284.59
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
$26.39
GYD5,517.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
$46.49
GYD9,716.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
$70.91
GYD14,822.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
$62.24
GYD13,010.62
|
|
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