Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.8 times more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Monaco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$25.99
€24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$5.09
€4.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Taipei
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$7.17
€6.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$4.81
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
pay 69.4% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$8.64
€8.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$23.83
€22.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$20.58
€19.09
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
Taipei
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Taipei
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$5.67
€5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$521.19
€483.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Taipei
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$632.46
€586.77
|
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