Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 24.6% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.99
|
$14.21
$548.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.83
|
$10.33
$399.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.89
|
$1.89
$73.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.20
|
$1.50
$57.78
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.68
|
$2.54
$98.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$278.60
|
$5.81
$224.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$383.86
|
$4.25
$164.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$111.25
|
$3.63
$140.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$137.12
|
$4.39
$169.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$69.30
|
$0.86
$33.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$33.11
|
$1.11
$42.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.59
|
$0.56
$21.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$53.11
|
$1.25
$48.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$42.13
|
$0.72
$27.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.65
|
$0.74
$28.78
|
|
pay 59.6% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.73
|
$7.51
$290.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,372.39
|
$46.50
$1,796.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,072,181.39
|
$41,329.05
$1,596,908.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$300.21
|
$19.24
$743.56
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
Taipei
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$850.81
|
$40.79
$1,576.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,371.45
|
$599.74
$23,173.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,620.05
|
$495.10
$19,130.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,267.44
|
$111.42
$4,305.07
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,486.03
|
$353.02
$13,640.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$523,758.94
|
$7,177.69
$277,338.07
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.69
|
$3.10
$119.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$3.91
$150.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$139.38
|
$4.78
$184.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,293.81
|
$50.84
$1,964.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$343.10
|
$9.56
$369.29
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,690.22
|
$101.50
$3,921.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$985.46
|
$46.37
$1,791.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,083.65
|
$119.79
$4,628.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,754.78
|
$112.62
$4,351.58
|
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