Cost of living comparison
compared to
Road Town vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary
Road Town is 57.0% more expensive than Taipei.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Road Town
- Groceries
-
pay 31.9% more in Road Town
- Transportation
-
pay 21.1% more in Road Town
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Road Town
- Childcare
-
pay 41.2% less in Road Town
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.5% more in Road Town
- Clothing
-
pay 22.8% more in Road Town
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Road Town are more expensive than in Taipei. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Road Town.
Road Town vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Road Town instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.55
NT$205.75
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
NT$174.37
|
$11.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
NT$35.93
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NT$23.11
|
$1.67
|
|
Taipei vs. Road Town - Cost of restaurants
pay 31.9% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NT$58.85
|
$4.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.47
NT$297.19
|
$9.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.91
NT$373.86
|
$8.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
NT$83.01
|
$5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
NT$138.63
|
$4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
NT$72.00
|
$1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
NT$43.14
|
$1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NT$43.01
|
$0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
NT$60.42
|
$3.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$40.40
|
$2.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$33.62
|
$1.64
|
|
Taipei vs. Road Town - Cost of groceries
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.83
NT$120.24
|
$4.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
NT$1,234.48
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,375.55
NT$1,141,897.65
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
NT$293.19
|
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Taipei vs. Road Town - Cost of transportation
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.93
NT$813.86
|
$125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.21
NT$24,868.95
|
$1,666.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.06
NT$17,832.60
|
$1,366.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.05
NT$1,947.76
|
$124.65
|
|
Taipei vs. Road Town - Cost of housing
pay 41.2% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.11
NT$19,717.45
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,860.07
NT$560,661.46
|
$10,320.00
|
|
Taipei vs. Road Town - Cost of childcare
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.24
NT$101.84
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
NT$119.18
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.93
NT$123.45
|
$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.01
NT$1,318.63
|
$120.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.98
NT$344.63
|
$10.00
|
|
Taipei vs. Road Town - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 22.8% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.48
NT$2,086.91
|
$47.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.29
NT$1,139.22
|
$55.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.45
NT$2,776.65
|
$130.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.72
NT$3,632.67
|
$140.00
|
|
Taipei vs. Road Town - Cost of clothing
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