Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 33.6% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Washington, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$5.92
NT$191.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.93
NT$159.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.07
NT$34.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.68
NT$22.00
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Washington
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$2.01
NT$65.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$8.55
NT$276.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$11.77
NT$380.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.41
NT$110.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$4.21
NT$135.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$2.13
NT$68.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.02
NT$32.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.28
NT$41.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.63
NT$52.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.29
NT$41.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.15
NT$37.30
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
Washington
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$3.89
NT$125.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$42.09
NT$1,359.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,062,315.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$9.21
NT$297.45
|
|
pay 62.4% less for housing
Washington
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$26.10
NT$842.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$624.83
NT$20,184.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$417.75
NT$13,494.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$69.55
NT$2,246.58
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Washington
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$689.69
NT$22,279.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$16,064.75
NT$518,939.52
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.14
NT$69.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$3.21
NT$103.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.28
NT$138.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$39.68
NT$1,281.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$10.52
NT$339.94
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Washington
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$82.51
NT$2,665.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$30.23
NT$976.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$94.58
NT$3,055.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$115.17
NT$3,720.23
|
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