Cost of living comparison

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Saint John's vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 32.9% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 80.6% more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 31.1% more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 77.6% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 89.6% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Saint John's

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

Saint John's vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 80.6% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$205.75	$13.88 EC$37.50	+111.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$174.37	$11.10 EC$30.00	+99.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$35.93	$2.07 EC$5.60	+81.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.11	$0.96 EC$2.58	+29.8%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 31.1% more for groceries

	Taipei	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$58.85	$2.78 EC$7.50	+48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$297.19	$4.07 EC$11.00	-57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$373.86	$8.40 EC$22.71	-29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$83.01	$5.37 EC$14.50	+102.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$138.63	$3.69 EC$9.98	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$72.00	$2.96 EC$8.00	+29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.14	$1.11 EC$3.00	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.01	$3.70 EC$10.00	+170.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$60.42	$3.70 EC$10.00	+92.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$40.40	$1.30 EC$3.50	+0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$33.62	$1.30 EC$3.50	+20.9%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Taipei	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$120.24	$6.29 EC$17.00	+64.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,234.48	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1,141,897.65	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$293.19	$51.53 EC$139.27	+451.8%
Average			+160.4%

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pay 77.6% more for housing

	Taipei	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$813.86	$77.58 EC$209.67	+199.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$24,868.95	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$17,832.60	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,947.76	$99.04 EC$267.65	+59.6%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 89.6% less for childcare

	Taipei	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$19,717.45	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$560,661.46	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-89.6%
Average			-89.6%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$101.84	$1.85 EC$5.00	-43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$119.18	$3.95 EC$10.67	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$123.45	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,318.63	$61.67 EC$166.67	+46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$344.63	$6.20 EC$16.75	-43.5%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Taipei	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,086.91	$50.00 EC$135.13	-24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,139.22	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,776.65	$74.00 EC$200.00	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,632.67	??
Average			-20.6%

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