Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 14.8% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$189.16
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$157.63
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.20
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.76
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$64.38
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$273.06
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$376.23
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$109.04
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$134.39
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$67.93
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.45
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$40.77
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.06
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.29
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$36.90
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$124.21
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,345.12
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,050,877.86
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$294.25
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$833.90
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$19,966.68
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,349.43
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,222.39
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,039.24
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$513,352.20
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$68.31
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$102.65
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$136.61
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,268.10
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$336.28
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,636.77
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$965.88
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,022.38
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,680.17
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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