Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 14.2% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 21.3% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
Taipei
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Taipei
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
|
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