Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Tivat Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 1.9% cheaper than Tivat.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 86.2% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 19.7% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 94.0% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Tivat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Tivat, you would:

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pay 54.7% less for restaurants

	Tivat	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.99	$4.71 NT$150.49	-58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.50	$5.65 NT$180.59	-46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.28	$0.92 NT$29.35	-64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.28	$0.65 NT$20.86	-54.4%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 86.2% more for groceries

	Tivat	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.95	$2.02 NT$64.65	+90.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 €3.87	$9.85 NT$314.68	+127.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.37	$11.54 NT$368.90	+135.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 €3.03	$2.72 NT$87.00	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.36	$4.45 NT$142.21	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.65	$2.23 NT$71.26	+207.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$1.51 NT$48.15	+93.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$1.38 NT$44.23	+73.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 €1.16	$2.02 NT$64.54	+55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$1.25 NT$39.84	+185.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 €0.44	$1.04 NT$33.27	+110.9%
Average			+86.2%

Tivat vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	Tivat	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.91	$3.94 NT$126.01	-40.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.98	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	-3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,113.12 €25,986.90	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.08 €9.00	$8.95 NT$285.93	-11.2%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 19.7% less for housing

	Tivat	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.59 €29.98	$27.40 NT$875.71	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$884.37 €789.40	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$802.01 €715.89	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	-39.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.73 €88.12	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-32.9%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 94.0% more for childcare

	Tivat	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$401.24 €358.15	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+65.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,530.04	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+127.9%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tivat	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.75	$2.83 NT$90.29	-8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$3.42 NT$109.45	+57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.90	$3.92 NT$125.41	-10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.59 €42.48	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.16 €5.50	$9.73 NT$311.01	+58.0%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Tivat	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.96	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.19 €34.98	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.96	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.40	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	-0.6%
Average			-10.6%

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