Cost of living comparison
compared to
HsinChu vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary
HsinChu is 10.5% more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.0% less in HsinChu
- Groceries
-
pay 13.7% more in HsinChu
- Transportation
-
pay 1.8% less in HsinChu
- Housing
-
pay 13.9% more in HsinChu
- Childcare
-
pay 13.4% more in HsinChu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.7% more in HsinChu
- Clothing
-
pay 23.3% more in HsinChu
The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and childcare in HsinChu are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in HsinChu.
HsinChu vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in HsinChu instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
HsinChu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
NT$150.73
|
$3.93
NT$123.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
NT$161.46
|
$5.24
NT$164.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$30.60
|
$0.85
NT$26.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NT$20.95
|
$0.63
NT$19.65
|
|
Taiwan vs. HsinChu - Cost of restaurants
pay 13.7% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
HsinChu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
NT$55.29
|
$1.81
NT$56.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.29
NT$290.64
|
$6.76
NT$211.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.90
NT$372.19
|
$11.62
NT$363.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NT$81.79
|
$3.18
NT$99.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
NT$111.34
|
$2.13
NT$66.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$63.43
|
$1.90
NT$59.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NT$31.23
|
$1.09
NT$34.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$39.04
|
$1.83
NT$57.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
NT$48.45
|
$1.68
NT$52.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NT$37.69
|
$1.98
NT$62.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
NT$32.13
|
$1.78
NT$55.81
|
|
Taiwan vs. HsinChu - Cost of groceries
pay 1.8% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
HsinChu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
NT$118.39
|
$3.82
NT$119.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.06
NT$1,065.82
|
$39.32
NT$1,230.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,728.87
NT$1,117,920.78
|
$40,144.19
NT$1,256,071.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.18
NT$287.24
|
$5.90
NT$184.57
|
|
Taiwan vs. HsinChu - Cost of transportation
pay 13.9% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
HsinChu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.10
NT$660.25
|
$22.93
NT$717.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.29
NT$13,432.05
|
$550.55
NT$17,226.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.73
NT$9,253.01
|
$340.82
NT$10,663.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.85
NT$1,716.21
|
$56.76
NT$1,775.99
|
|
Taiwan vs. HsinChu - Cost of housing
pay 13.4% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
HsinChu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.45
NT$16,253.17
|
$710.03
NT$22,216.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,665.76
NT$521,454.83
|
$14,992.63
NT$469,104.28
|
|
Taiwan vs. HsinChu - Cost of childcare
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
HsinChu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
NT$61.59
|
$2.29
NT$71.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
NT$93.94
|
$3.36
NT$105.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
NT$142.18
|
$4.92
NT$153.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.49
NT$1,172.88
|
$58.99
NT$1,845.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.04
NT$314.27
|
$10.49
NT$328.12
|
|
Taiwan vs. HsinChu - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 23.3% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
HsinChu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.08
NT$2,036.43
|
$84.38
NT$2,640.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.24
NT$977.48
|
$37.28
NT$1,166.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.60
NT$2,490.50
|
$95.04
NT$2,973.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.29
NT$3,012.97
|
$120.16
NT$3,759.67
|
|
Taiwan vs. HsinChu - Cost of clothing
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