Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 12.7% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Tallinn
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Taipei
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$5.92
NT$192.99
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
$4.93
NT$160.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$1.07
NT$34.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$0.68
NT$22.20
|
|
pay 92.6% more for groceries
Tallinn
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Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.01
NT$65.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$8.55
NT$278.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.97
|
$11.77
NT$383.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$3.41
NT$111.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$4.21
NT$137.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$2.13
NT$69.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$1.02
NT$33.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.28
NT$41.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.63
NT$53.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.29
NT$42.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$1.15
NT$37.65
|
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pay 3.0% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Taipei
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.46
|
$3.89
NT$126.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$42.09
NT$1,372.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,070.51
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,072,181.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.66
|
$9.21
NT$300.21
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Tallinn
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Taipei
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.72
|
$26.10
NT$850.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€677.10
|
$624.83
NT$20,371.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.87
|
$417.75
NT$13,620.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.11
|
$69.55
NT$2,267.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.76
|
$689.69
NT$22,486.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,453.93
|
$16,064.75
NT$523,758.94
|
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pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Taipei
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.14
NT$69.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$4.28
NT$139.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.62
|
$39.68
NT$1,293.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$10.52
NT$343.10
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Tallinn
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Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.93
|
$82.51
NT$2,690.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.65
|
$30.23
NT$985.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.51
|
$94.58
NT$3,083.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.76
|
$115.17
NT$3,754.78
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