Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

United Kingdom

Surrey vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Surrey is 66.2% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Surrey
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Surrey
Transportation: pay 46.3% more in Surrey
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Surrey
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Surrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.8% more in Surrey
Clothing: pay 6.7% less in Surrey

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

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Surrey vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surrey instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Surrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$23.13 £17.35	+391.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$9.25 £6.94	+63.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$2.26 £1.70	+146.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$1.45 £1.09	+121.7%
Average			+188.2%

Taipei vs. Surrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Taipei	Surrey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$2.07 £1.55	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$4.18 £3.14	-57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$4.88 £3.66	-57.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$4.18 £3.13	+53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$4.10 £3.07	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$1.40 £1.05	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$0.66 £0.49	-56.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$0.90 £0.67	-35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$1.48 £1.11	-26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.64 £0.48	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.82 £0.62	-21.2%
Average			-32.3%

Taipei vs. Surrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.3% more for transportation

	Taipei	Surrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$7.14 £5.36	+81.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	??
Average			+46.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Taipei	Surrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$35.02 £26.27	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	+87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	+289.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$202.10 £151.64	+205.0%
Average			+165.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Taipei	Surrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	+219.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	+74.3%
Average			+135.8%

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pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Surrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$6.61 £4.96	+133.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$4.79 £3.59	+39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$22.96 £17.23	+485.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$52.86 £39.66	+28.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$13.21 £9.91	+35.8%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

	Taipei	Surrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$52.86 £39.66	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$39.64 £29.74	-0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$88.10 £66.10	+3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$92.50 £69.40	-12.0%
Average			-6.7%

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