Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 4.4% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Taipei
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$5.92
NT$192.77
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$4.93
NT$160.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$1.07
NT$34.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$0.68
NT$22.18
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
Vienna
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$2.01
NT$65.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$8.55
NT$278.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$11.77
NT$383.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$3.41
NT$111.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$4.21
NT$136.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$2.13
NT$69.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.02
NT$33.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.28
NT$41.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$1.63
NT$53.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.29
NT$42.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.15
NT$37.60
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.98
|
$3.89
NT$126.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.22
|
$42.09
NT$1,370.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,070,964.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.34
|
$9.21
NT$299.87
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
Vienna
|
Taipei
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$26.10
NT$849.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€857.62
|
$624.83
NT$20,348.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.08
|
$417.75
NT$13,604.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
$69.55
NT$2,264.87
|
|
pay 87.3% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.22
|
$689.69
NT$22,460.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
$16,064.75
NT$523,164.51
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Taipei
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.14
NT$69.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.73
|
$3.21
NT$104.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$4.28
NT$139.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.59
|
$39.68
NT$1,292.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$10.52
NT$342.71
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
$82.51
NT$2,687.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
$30.23
NT$984.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
$94.58
NT$3,080.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.69
|
$115.17
NT$3,750.52
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