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$189.16
|
$21.12
£16.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$157.63
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.20
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.76
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Taipei
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$64.38
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$273.06
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$376.23
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$109.04
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$134.39
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$67.93
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.45
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$40.77
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.06
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.29
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$36.90
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Taipei
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$124.21
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,345.12
|
$198.74
£157.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,050,877.86
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$294.25
|
$22.83
£18.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Taipei
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$833.90
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$19,966.68
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,349.43
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,222.39
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Taipei
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,039.24
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$513,352.20
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$68.31
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$102.65
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$136.61
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,268.10
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$336.28
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Taipei
|
London
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,636.77
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$965.88
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,022.38
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,680.17
|
$120.19
£95.38
|
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