Cost of living comparison
London is 2.1 times more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in London instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$181.62
|
$21.12
£16.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$151.35
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$32.83
|
$2.30
£1.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$20.90
|
$1.75
£1.41
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$61.81
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$262.18
|
$4.08
£3.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$361.23
|
$5.80
£4.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$104.69
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$129.04
|
$3.80
£3.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$65.22
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$31.15
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$39.14
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$49.98
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$39.64
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$35.43
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$119.26
|
$8.25
£6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,291.52
|
$198.74
£159.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,008,997.57
|
$31,052.51
£24,940.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$282.52
|
$22.83
£18.34
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$800.67
|
$36.24
£29.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$19,170.95
|
$2,575.57
£2,068.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$12,817.42
|
$1,776.05
£1,426.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,133.82
|
$286.24
£229.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$21,160.92
|
$1,945.82
£1,562.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$492,893.74
|
$21,135.46
£16,975.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$65.58
|
$7.45
£5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$98.56
|
$4.25
£3.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$131.17
|
$16.15
£12.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,217.56
|
$56.73
£45.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$322.88
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,531.69
|
$92.70
£74.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$927.39
|
$42.71
£34.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$2,901.93
|
$92.09
£73.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,533.51
|
$120.19
£96.53
|
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