Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Cyprus

Limassol vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Limassol is 56.5% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Limassol
Groceries: pay 14.2% less in Limassol
Transportation: pay 43.9% more in Limassol
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Limassol
Childcare: pay 19.1% less in Limassol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.7% more in Limassol
Clothing: pay 29.6% more in Limassol

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Limassol are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Limassol. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Limassol.

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Limassol vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Limassol instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Limassol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$22.39 €19.99	+375.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$9.24 €8.25	+63.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.96 €1.75	+113.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.24 €1.11	+90.5%
Average			+175.6%

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pay 14.2% less for groceries

	Taipei	Limassol
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$2.50 €2.23	+23.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$6.69 €5.97	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$7.40 €6.60	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.67 €4.17	+71.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$4.50 €4.02	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.56 €1.39	-30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.04 €0.93	-30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.32 €1.18	-4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.71 €1.52	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.92 €0.83	-25.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.72 €0.64	-30.8%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 43.9% more for transportation

	Taipei	Limassol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$6.68 €5.96	+69.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$50.39 €44.98	+33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$32,696.28 €29,185.29	-2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$27.99 €24.99	+212.9%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Taipei	Limassol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$32.66 €29.15	+19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$1,658.07 €1,480.02	+63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$1,393.27 €1,243.66	+188.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$182.64 €163.02	+175.6%
Average			+118.6%

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pay 19.1% less for childcare

	Taipei	Limassol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$687.47 €613.65	+3.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$10,517.12 €9,387.77	-36.9%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Limassol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$5.32 €4.75	+88.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.96 €3.53	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.72 €6.00	+71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$99.66 €88.96	+142.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$13.44 €11.99	+38.1%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 29.6% more for clothing

	Taipei	Limassol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$97.74 €87.24	+54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$51.71 €46.16	+29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$109.64 €97.87	+29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$114.99 €102.64	+9.4%
Average			+29.6%

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