Cost of living comparison

Finland

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Turku Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 16.6% cheaper than Turku.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 40.7% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 8.0% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Turku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Turku	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.24 €14.49	$4.71 NT$150.49	-71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.32 €10.99	$5.65 NT$180.59	-54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 €2.55	$0.92 NT$29.35	-67.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.71	$0.65 NT$20.86	-65.9%
Average			-65.0%

Turku vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Turku	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 €2.24	$2.02 NT$64.65	-19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 €3.46	$9.85 NT$314.68	+153.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 €5.26	$11.54 NT$368.90	+95.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 €3.29	$2.72 NT$87.00	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.65 €5.93	$4.45 NT$142.21	-33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$2.23 NT$71.26	+79.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.89	$1.51 NT$48.15	+51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.38 NT$44.23	+35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 €1.77	$2.02 NT$64.54	+1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$1.25 NT$39.84	+90.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.64	$1.04 NT$33.27	+46.0%
Average			+31.6%

Turku vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.7% less for transportation

	Turku	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.81 €7.86	$3.94 NT$126.01	-55.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.82 €56.97	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	-41.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,622.07 €32,689.52	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.39	$8.95 NT$285.93	-56.6%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 8.0% less for housing

	Turku	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.11 €19.74	$27.40 NT$875.71	+23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.41 €717.14	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$654.86 €584.54	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.68 €90.76	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-34.8%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Turku	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.73 €277.36	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+113.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,278.28 €6,496.72	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+129.1%
Average			+121.0%

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pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Turku	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.57 €8.55	$2.83 NT$90.29	-70.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 €4.28	$3.42 NT$109.45	-28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$3.92 NT$125.41	-70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.11 €38.48	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.27 €18.99	$9.73 NT$311.01	-54.3%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Turku	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.87 €83.79	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	-32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.39 €38.73	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.64 €91.62	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.95	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	-6.2%
Average			-16.7%

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