Cost of living comparison
Quito is 16.3% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Quito instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Quito
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$200.05
|
$4.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$160.04
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.03
|
$1.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.01
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.56
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$249.04
|
$4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$364.36
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.18
|
$2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.61
|
$3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.46
|
$1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.47
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.91
|
$0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.90
|
$0.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.85
|
$0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.08
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.25
|
$2.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,200.33
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,009,275.77
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$285.08
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
Taipei
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$822.43
|
$34.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,280.81
|
$446.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,223.18
|
$320.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,315.26
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,064.85
|
$275.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$569,071.88
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.02
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.24
|
$2.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.03
|
$6.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,243.10
|
$40.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$300.08
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,000.55
|
$46.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$970.91
|
$44.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,839.91
|
$98.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,334.24
|
$86.36
|
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