Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 57.7% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
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Taipei
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$200.40
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.32
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.55
|
$2.77
€2.62
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.02
|
$2.35
€2.23
|
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pay 5.4% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.24
|
$2.91
€2.76
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.42
|
$8.18
€7.74
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.07
|
$5.99
€5.67
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.08
|
$4.47
€4.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.51
|
$6.34
€6.00
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.84
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.83
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.41
|
$1.41
€1.34
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.40
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.11
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$35.98
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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pay 43.9% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.42
|
$6.58
€6.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,202.40
|
$41.80
€39.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,126,250.07
|
$27,753.31
€26,255.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$285.57
|
$18.01
€17.03
|
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pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$779.07
|
$36.56
€34.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,448.75
|
$1,107.49
€1,047.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,081.86
|
$808.26
€764.64
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,061.91
|
$244.03
€230.86
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,772.84
|
$273.73
€258.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$592,294.42
|
$15,621.84
€14,778.71
|
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pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.17
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.77
|
$4.21
€3.99
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.24
|
$6.75
€6.39
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,241.81
|
$45.46
€43.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$320.64
|
$12.86
€12.17
|
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pay 39.4% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,815.63
|
$104.52
€98.87
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,009.67
|
$43.69
€41.34
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,763.21
|
$95.42
€90.27
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,352.15
|
$123.09
€116.44
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