Cost of living comparison
Russia is 38.9% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Russia instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$191.22
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$159.35
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.57
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.00
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 60.8% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.08
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$276.03
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$380.32
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.23
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$135.85
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.67
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.80
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.21
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.63
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.74
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.30
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$125.56
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,359.76
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,062,315.60
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$297.45
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
Taipei
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$842.98
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,184.00
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,494.73
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,246.58
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 69.4% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,279.12
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$518,939.52
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.05
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$103.77
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.10
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,281.90
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$339.94
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,665.47
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$976.39
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,055.28
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,720.23
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
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