Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 47.6% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.60
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.50
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.82
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.16
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Taipei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.55
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$278.03
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$383.07
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$111.02
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.83
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$69.16
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$33.04
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.51
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$53.00
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$42.04
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.57
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 65.1% more for transportation
Taipei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.47
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,369.57
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,069,978.03
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$299.59
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
Taipei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$849.06
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,329.58
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,592.06
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,262.79
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 37.5% more for childcare
Taipei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,439.82
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$522,682.60
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.55
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.51
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$139.10
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,291.15
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$342.39
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Taipei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,684.69
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$983.44
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,077.31
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,747.06
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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