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
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Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$187.42
|
$4.65
₴167.14
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$156.18
|
$3.61
₴129.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$33.88
|
$0.49
₴17.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.56
|
$0.39
₴14.04
|
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pay 68.5% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$63.79
|
$0.54
₴19.48
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$270.55
|
$3.21
₴115.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$372.76
|
$3.15
₴113.45
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$108.04
|
$1.46
₴52.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$133.15
|
$1.56
₴56.06
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$67.30
|
$0.22
₴8.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.15
|
$0.47
₴16.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$40.39
|
$0.50
₴17.98
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$51.58
|
$0.72
₴25.99
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$40.91
|
$0.17
₴6.05
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$36.56
|
$0.25
₴9.05
|
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pay 47.6% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$123.07
|
$3.81
₴137.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,332.74
|
$7.13
₴256.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,041,202.80
|
$19,124.68
₴688,022.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$291.54
|
$3.35
₴120.44
|
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pay 54.8% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$826.23
|
$4.40
₴158.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$19,782.85
|
$234.03
₴8,419.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,226.53
|
$155.62
₴5,598.46
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,201.93
|
$61.95
₴2,228.60
|
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pay 74.7% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$21,836.34
|
$183.02
₴6,584.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$508,625.95
|
$3,871.85
₴139,292.11
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$67.68
|
$0.85
₴30.55
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$101.70
|
$0.96
₴34.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$135.36
|
$1.95
₴70.02
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,256.43
|
$18.82
₴677.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$333.18
|
$2.98
₴107.05
|
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pay 29.5% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,612.49
|
$40.33
₴1,450.79
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$956.99
|
$30.46
₴1,095.93
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$2,994.55
|
$64.81
₴2,331.74
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,646.29
|
$73.44
₴2,642.17
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