Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 54.3% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.99
|
$17.59
€16.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.83
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.89
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.20
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.68
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$278.60
|
$6.41
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$383.86
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$111.25
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$137.12
|
$4.49
€4.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$69.30
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$33.11
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.59
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$53.11
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$42.13
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.65
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.73
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,372.39
|
$28.59
€26.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,072,181.39
|
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$300.21
|
$26.39
€24.67
|
|
pay 92.2% more for housing
Taipei
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$850.81
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,371.45
|
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,620.05
|
$907.05
€847.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,267.44
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,486.03
|
$677.26
€633.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$523,758.94
|
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.69
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$139.38
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,293.81
|
$91.88
€85.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$343.10
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
pay 66.7% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,690.22
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$985.46
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,083.65
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,754.78
|
$166.29
€155.46
|
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