Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 53.3% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$189.16
|
$4.65
₴180.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$157.63
|
$3.61
₴140.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.20
|
$0.49
₴19.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.76
|
$0.39
₴15.16
|
|
pay 68.5% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$64.38
|
$0.54
₴21.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$273.06
|
$3.21
₴124.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$376.23
|
$3.15
₴122.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$109.04
|
$1.46
₴56.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$134.39
|
$1.56
₴60.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$67.93
|
$0.22
₴8.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.45
|
$0.47
₴18.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$40.77
|
$0.50
₴19.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.06
|
$0.72
₴28.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.29
|
$0.17
₴6.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$36.90
|
$0.25
₴9.77
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$124.21
|
$3.81
₴148.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,345.12
|
$7.13
₴276.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,050,877.86
|
$19,124.68
₴742,858.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$294.25
|
$3.35
₴130.04
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$833.90
|
$4.40
₴171.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$19,966.68
|
$234.03
₴9,090.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,349.43
|
$155.62
₴6,044.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,222.39
|
$61.95
₴2,406.22
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,039.24
|
$183.02
₴7,108.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$513,352.20
|
$3,871.85
₴150,393.89
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$68.31
|
$0.85
₴32.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$102.65
|
$0.96
₴37.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$136.61
|
$1.95
₴75.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,268.10
|
$18.82
₴731.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$336.28
|
$2.98
₴115.58
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,636.77
|
$40.33
₴1,566.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$965.88
|
$30.46
₴1,183.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,022.38
|
$64.81
₴2,517.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,680.17
|
$73.44
₴2,852.76
|
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