Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 90.2% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 92.1% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 59.9% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 40.7% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 66.1% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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