Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 28.3% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.18
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.13
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.59
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Taipei
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.53
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.18
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.60
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.75
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.91
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.33
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.81
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.55
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Taipei
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.97
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$192.62
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,849.85
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.95
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Wellington
|
Taipei
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$95.31
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,519.18
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,279.10
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$223.71
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Wellington
|
Taipei
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,290.80
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,426.89
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Taipei
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.09
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.63
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.59
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$63.65
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.15
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$133.01
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.19
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$207.21
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$214.43
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
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