Cost of living comparison
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Ithaca vs. Taoyuan Cost of Living Summary
Ithaca is 99.4% more expensive than Taoyuan.
Ithaca vs. Taoyuan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ithaca instead of Taoyuan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Taoyuan
|
Ithaca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.73
NT$182.71
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
NT$167.05
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
NT$37.59
|
$2.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NT$23.49
|
$2.02
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Ithaca - Cost of restaurants
pay 55.8% more for groceries
|
Taoyuan
|
Ithaca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
NT$43.43
|
$3.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
NT$138.34
|
$7.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.87
NT$378.29
|
$3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
NT$68.91
|
$4.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
NT$111.45
|
$2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.62
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
NT$27.14
|
$0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
NT$37.41
|
$2.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$41.44
|
$2.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NT$33.15
|
$1.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
NT$26.05
|
$1.64
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Ithaca - Cost of groceries
pay 19.0% more for transportation
|
Taoyuan
|
Ithaca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
NT$121.28
|
$3.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
NT$1,252.88
|
$45.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,064.72
NT$1M
|
$36,787.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
NT$302.78
|
$16.15
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Ithaca - Cost of transportation
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Taoyuan
|
Ithaca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.64
NT$593.80
|
$64.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$409.63
NT$13,050.88
|
$1,783.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$335.90
NT$10,701.72
|
$1,166.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.36
NT$1,540.68
|
$104.95
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Ithaca - Cost of housing
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Taoyuan
|
Ithaca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.10
NT$17,749.19
|
$1,712.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,992.63
NT$478K
|
$17,000.00
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Ithaca - Cost of childcare
pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taoyuan
|
Ithaca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
NT$49.07
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
NT$89.79
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
NT$198.37
|
$8.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.82
NT$1,109.50
|
$42.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
NT$313.22
|
$11.00
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Ithaca - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 31.7% more for clothing
|
Taoyuan
|
Ithaca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.26
NT$1,983.73
|
$43.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.39
NT$522.04
|
$39.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.47
NT$2,436.16
|
$80.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
NT$3,132.21
|
$107.83
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Ithaca - Cost of clothing
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