Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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New Zealand

Queenstown vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 45.9% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Queenstown
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Queenstown
Transportation: pay 55.7% more in Queenstown
Housing: pay 83.6% more in Queenstown
Childcare: pay 18.8% less in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% more in Queenstown
Clothing: pay 9.8% more in Queenstown

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Queenstown are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Queenstown. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Queenstown.

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Queenstown vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Queenstown instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+197.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$8.96 NZ$15.85	+58.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$2.07 NZ$3.67	+125.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$2.04 NZ$3.62	+213.3%
Average			+133.4%

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	Taipei	Queenstown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$1.96 NZ$3.46	-3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$4.17 NZ$7.37	-57.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$8.05 NZ$14.24	-30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$5.77 NZ$10.21	+112.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$4.50 NZ$7.96	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$1.34 NZ$2.36	-40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$1.05 NZ$1.86	-30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$1.70 NZ$3.01	+23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$2.44 NZ$4.32	+21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$1.56 NZ$2.77	+25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.82 NZ$1.45	-21.4%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 55.7% more for transportation

	Taipei	Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$6.42 NZ$11.36	+63.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$120.44 NZ$212.99	+219.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$25,209.21 NZ$44,578.63	-24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$17.47 NZ$30.89	+95.3%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 83.6% more for housing

	Taipei	Queenstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$51.87 NZ$91.73	+89.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$1,488.74 NZ$2,632.62	+47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$1,267.18 NZ$2,240.82	+162.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$84.02 NZ$148.58	+26.8%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 18.8% less for childcare

	Taipei	Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$964.30 NZ$1,705.22	+45.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$7,562.76 NZ$13,373.59	-54.6%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+138.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$3.22 NZ$5.70	-5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$26.89 NZ$47.55	+585.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$55.32 NZ$97.83	+34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$10.22 NZ$18.08	+5.1%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 9.8% more for clothing

	Taipei	Queenstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$58.26 NZ$103.03	-7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$45.94 NZ$81.23	+14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$91.03 NZ$160.98	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$134.45 NZ$237.75	+27.9%
Average			+9.8%

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