Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 10.5% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$199.22
|
$9.92
RUB898.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$159.38
|
$4.92
RUB445.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$32.90
|
$1.10
RUB100.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$22.91
|
$0.60
RUB54.30
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.31
|
$0.63
RUB57.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$248.00
|
$4.72
RUB427.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$362.84
|
$3.62
RUB327.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$90.80
|
$1.74
RUB157.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.06
|
$2.18
RUB197.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.19
|
$0.64
RUB57.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.33
|
$0.69
RUB62.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.76
|
$0.79
RUB71.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.70
|
$1.56
RUB141.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.69
|
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.93
|
$0.20
RUB18.37
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$118.75
|
$2.31
RUB209.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,195.32
|
$29.87
RUB2,703.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,005,068.49
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,971,317.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$283.89
|
$5.69
RUB515.03
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$819.00
|
$6.03
RUB545.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,192.10
|
$881.83
RUB79,835.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,155.55
|
$532.09
RUB48,172.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,305.61
|
$90.54
RUB8,197.12
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$21,972.87
|
$484.25
RUB43,840.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$566,699.64
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,009.17
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$79.69
|
$3.28
RUB297.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$111.77
|
$2.63
RUB238.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$124.51
|
$2.52
RUB227.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,237.92
|
$32.93
RUB2,981.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$298.83
|
$5.47
RUB495.22
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$1,992.21
|
$98.68
RUB8,934.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$966.86
|
$46.53
RUB4,212.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,828.07
|
$117.96
RUB10,679.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,320.35
|
$114.14
RUB10,333.75
|
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