Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 13.6% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Taipei
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 59.8% more for housing
Taipei
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
|
pay 86.6% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 53.9% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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