Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 31.1% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 70.1% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 68.8% more for housing
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 2.3% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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