Cost of living comparison
Washington is 87.4% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Washington instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.33
NT$131.31
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
NT$163.04
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
NT$30.77
|
$2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
NT$23.64
|
$1.99
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NT$59.39
|
$2.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.94
NT$362.10
|
$6.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.89
NT$390.80
|
$3.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
NT$81.00
|
$2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.09
NT$154.41
|
$4.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
NT$76.93
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$30.92
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
NT$36.33
|
$2.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
NT$46.03
|
$2.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
NT$40.11
|
$1.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
NT$30.28
|
$1.28
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
NT$113.95
|
$2.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.19
NT$1,400.63
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,477.49
NT$984,815.74
|
$24,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.74
NT$295.44
|
$20.28
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.97
NT$757.03
|
$62.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$704.26
NT$21,355.32
|
$2,351.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.77
NT$14,881.66
|
$1,802.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.89
NT$2,058.73
|
$113.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$608.51
NT$18,451.87
|
$1,749.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,186.11
NT$490,811.76
|
$34,484.75
|
|
pay 96.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NT$62.92
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NT$100.04
|
$4.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
NT$131.31
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.33
NT$1,435.32
|
$80.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
NT$328.27
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.36
NT$2,618.62
|
$56.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.70
NT$1,082.47
|
$38.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.45
NT$2,985.22
|
$89.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.79
NT$3,905.30
|
$123.00
|
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