Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 11.4% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
|
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