Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 1.1% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 73.0% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
Taipei
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
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