Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.3 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.72
|
$6.22
NT$198.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.62
|
$4.98
NT$158.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.06
|
$1.03
NT$32.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.98
|
$0.72
NT$22.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.46
|
$1.88
NT$60.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.80
|
$7.75
NT$246.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH151.27
|
$11.33
NT$361.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH71.09
|
$2.84
NT$90.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.96
|
$4.13
NT$131.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
$2.07
NT$65.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.53
|
$1.01
NT$32.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.88
|
$1.18
NT$37.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.16
|
$1.49
NT$47.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.82
|
$1.24
NT$39.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.64
|
$1.12
NT$35.75
|
|
pay 96.2% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH210.10
|
$3.71
NT$118.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH419.40
|
$37.34
NT$1,189.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,113,402.56
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,000,004.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.62
|
$8.87
NT$282.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.94
|
$25.59
NT$814.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,602.32
|
$662.03
NT$21,085.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,839.15
|
$504.69
NT$16,074.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,476.86
|
$72.03
NT$2,294.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,968.03
|
$686.42
NT$21,862.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH172,350.60
|
$17,703.28
NT$563,844.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.30
|
$2.49
NT$79.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.25
|
$3.49
NT$111.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.66
|
$3.89
NT$123.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH858.35
|
$38.67
NT$1,231.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.54
|
$9.34
NT$297.33
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,963.84
|
$62.24
NT$1,982.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,284.08
|
$30.20
NT$961.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,974.68
|
$88.35
NT$2,813.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,454.07
|
$103.73
NT$3,303.61
|
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