Cost of living comparison
Russia is 27.3% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$115.83
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$158.86
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.84
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.99
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$243.00
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$379.11
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$88.89
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.20
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.47
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.45
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.03
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.20
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.28
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.47
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.30
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,142.77
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,679.55
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$310.28
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$760.08
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,438.77
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,674.05
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.76
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,869.34
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$370,377.70
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.92
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.46
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.07
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,256.77
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$307.25
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,161.63
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,004.10
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.93
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,643.94
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
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