Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 56.9% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
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Taipei
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$190.88
|
$16.63
€15.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$159.07
|
$9.41
€8.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.51
|
$2.04
€1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.96
|
$1.60
€1.51
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$64.97
|
$1.68
€1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$275.55
|
$4.31
€4.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$379.65
|
$4.75
€4.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.03
|
$3.01
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$135.62
|
$3.87
€3.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.55
|
$1.17
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.74
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.14
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.53
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.66
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.23
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 87.9% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$125.34
|
$7.64
€7.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,357.37
|
$113.76
€107.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,060,447.67
|
$32,407.58
€30,630.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$296.93
|
$17.14
€16.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$841.50
|
$52.84
€49.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,148.51
|
$1,291.60
€1,220.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,471.00
|
$1,147.51
€1,084.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,242.63
|
$156.48
€147.90
|
|
pay 8.2% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,239.94
|
$893.73
€844.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$518,027.04
|
$8,678.25
€8,202.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$68.93
|
$5.53
€5.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$103.58
|
$3.60
€3.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$137.86
|
$15.83
€14.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,279.65
|
$59.94
€56.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$339.34
|
$11.50
€10.87
|
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pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,660.78
|
$76.22
€72.04
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$974.68
|
$37.26
€35.21
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,049.90
|
$85.01
€80.34
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,713.69
|
$90.50
€85.54
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