Cost of living comparison
Spain is 7.4% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Spain instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 93.6% more for restaurants
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Taipei
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$190.33
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$158.61
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.41
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.90
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
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pay 41.9% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$64.78
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$274.76
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$378.57
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$109.72
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$135.23
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.35
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.65
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.02
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.38
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.55
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.13
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
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pay 23.5% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$124.99
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,353.49
|
$39.84
€37.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,057,415.59
|
$24,357.72
€22,841.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$296.08
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
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pay 39.4% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$839.09
|
$40.62
€38.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,090.90
|
$697.48
€654.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,432.48
|
$570.67
€535.15
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,236.22
|
$106.79
€100.14
|
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pay 52.2% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,176.35
|
$342.46
€321.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$516,545.87
|
$7,368.05
€6,909.38
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$68.73
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$103.29
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$137.46
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,275.99
|
$43.33
€40.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$338.37
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
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pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,653.17
|
$73.58
€69.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$971.89
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,041.18
|
$74.35
€69.72
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,703.07
|
$91.35
€85.66
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