Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 44.4% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.06
NT$150.47
|
$5.28
₴156.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
NT$150.47
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$29.19
|
$0.55
₴16.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NT$22.28
|
$0.44
₴13.00
|
|
pay 64.7% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$55.98
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.66
NT$257.73
|
$3.65
₴107.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.86
NT$352.81
|
$3.62
₴107.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
NT$90.11
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
NT$128.37
|
$1.83
₴53.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
NT$66.13
|
$0.29
₴8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$30.27
|
$0.47
₴13.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NT$37.54
|
$0.53
₴15.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
NT$44.91
|
$0.83
₴24.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$38.50
|
$0.19
₴5.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$31.81
|
$0.25
₴7.31
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NT$117.57
|
$4.09
₴120.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.15
NT$1,284.03
|
$8.55
₴252.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,634.35
NT$971,051.31
|
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.27
NT$275.87
|
$3.50
₴103.47
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.89
NT$770.38
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.06
NT$20,860.42
|
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.09
NT$13,184.29
|
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
NT$1,673.46
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
|
pay 63.8% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$643.32
NT$19,142.37
|
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,993.15
NT$446,128.73
|
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
NT$60.19
|
$1.01
₴29.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
NT$99.51
|
$1.05
₴31.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
NT$130.41
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.72
NT$1,211.70
|
$22.36
₴660.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.79
NT$321.01
|
$3.81
₴112.66
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.94
NT$2,497.81
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.73
NT$1,003.54
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.70
NT$2,788.07
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.64
NT$3,798.05
|
$86.66
₴2,560.01
|
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