Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Greece

Thessaloniki vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Thessaloniki is 4.7% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Thessaloniki
Groceries: pay 27.3% less in Thessaloniki
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Thessaloniki
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Thessaloniki
Childcare: pay 37.6% less in Thessaloniki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% more in Thessaloniki
Clothing: pay 32.8% more in Thessaloniki

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

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Thessaloniki vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Thessaloniki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$16.80 €14.95	+256.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$11.20 €9.97	+98.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$2.94 €2.62	+220.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$0.73 €0.65	+11.5%
Average			+155.8%

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pay 27.3% less for groceries

	Taipei	Thessaloniki
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$1.74 €1.55	-13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$7.09 €6.31	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$6.57 €5.85	-43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$5.55 €4.94	+103.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$5.12 €4.56	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$1.16 €1.03	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$0.99 €0.88	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$0.96 €0.86	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$1.28 €1.14	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.57 €0.51	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.55 €0.49	-47.5%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Taipei	Thessaloniki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$8.75 €7.79	+121.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$17.92 €15.95	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$13.16 €11.71	+47.1%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	Taipei	Thessaloniki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$30.47 €27.12	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$627.05 €558.10	-38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$492.02 €437.92	+1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$164.11 €146.06	+147.6%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 37.6% less for childcare

	Taipei	Thessaloniki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$476.59 €424.18	-28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	-45.8%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Thessaloniki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$5.60 €4.98	+98.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$4.21 €3.75	+22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$5.60 €4.98	+42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$51.63 €45.95	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$10.36 €9.22	+6.4%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 32.8% more for clothing

	Taipei	Thessaloniki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$96.78 €86.14	+53.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$45.46 €40.46	+13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$121.17 €107.85	+42.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$131.78 €117.29	+25.4%
Average			+32.8%

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