Cost of living comparison

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Porto vs. Taoyuan Cost of Living Summary

Porto is 49.1% more expensive than Taoyuan.

Restaurants
pay 96.1% more in Porto
Groceries
pay 5.7% less in Porto
Transportation
pay 33.2% more in Porto
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Porto
Childcare
pay 22.4% less in Porto
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.8% more in Porto
Clothing
pay 61.2% more in Porto

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Porto are more expensive than in Taoyuan. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Porto. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Porto.

Porto vs. Taoyuan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto instead of Taoyuan, you would:

pay 96.1% more for restaurants

 
Taoyuan
Porto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.73
NT$181.77
$11.68
€10.18
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.24
NT$166.19
$9.34
€8.14
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.18
NT$37.39
$2.24
€1.95

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

 
Taoyuan
Porto
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
NT$43.21
$1.57
€1.37
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.34
NT$137.63
$6.16
€5.37
Milk (1 gallon) $11.87
NT$376.35
$4.24
€3.70

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pay 33.2% more for transportation

 
Taoyuan
Porto
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.81
NT$120.66
$7.70
€6.71
Monthly public transit pass $39.32
NT$1,246.45
$46.72
€40.72
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,064.72
NT$1M
$35,037.93
€30,540.81

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Taoyuan
Porto
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.64
NT$590.75
$39.84
€34.72
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $409.63
NT$12,983.86
$1,219.59
€1,063.06
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $335.90
NT$10,646.76
$941.08
€820.29

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

 
Taoyuan
Porto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $557.10
NT$17,658.05
$486.96
€424.46
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,992.63
NT$475K
$10,161.00
€8,856.84

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Taoyuan
Porto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.54
NT$48.82
$3.50
€3.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.82
NT$89.33
$2.21
€1.93
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.23
NT$197.35
$6.60
€5.75

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pay 61.2% more for clothing

 
Taoyuan
Porto
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.26
NT$1,973.55
$113.29
€98.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$16.39
NT$519.35
$35.96
€31.34
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.47
NT$2,423.65
$98.48
€85.84

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