Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 46.9% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
$17.39
GIP13.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
$8.69
GIP6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
$2.59
GIP2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
$3.81
GIP3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
$0.77
GIP0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
$5.23
GIP4.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
$12.42
GIP9.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,653.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
$24.72
GIP19.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Taipei
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
$51.65
GIP41.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,414.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,238.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
$84.77
GIP67.69
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
Taipei
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
$897.07
GIP716.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,256.58
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
$67.59
GIP53.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
$10.56
GIP8.43
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
$122.27
GIP97.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
$40.76
GIP32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
$125.94
GIP100.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
$93.16
GIP74.38
|
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