Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 31.2% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
|
Amsterdam
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.02
|
$6.22
NT$198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
$4.98
NT$159.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.04
|
$1.03
NT$32.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.58
|
$0.72
NT$22.86
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Amsterdam
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$1.88
NT$60.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.06
|
$7.75
NT$247.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.69
|
$11.33
NT$362.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
$2.84
NT$90.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.47
|
$4.13
NT$131.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$2.07
NT$66.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.01
NT$32.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.18
NT$37.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.43
|
$1.49
NT$47.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.24
NT$39.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.12
NT$35.85
|
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pay 44.9% less for transportation
|
Amsterdam
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.52
|
$3.71
NT$118.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€81.58
|
$37.34
NT$1,192.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,528.23
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,002,770.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.22
|
$8.87
NT$283.24
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
|
Amsterdam
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.06
|
$25.59
NT$817.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,893.69
|
$662.03
NT$21,143.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,550.37
|
$504.69
NT$16,118.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€187.36
|
$72.03
NT$2,300.34
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
|
Amsterdam
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,949.35
|
$686.42
NT$21,922.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,818.91
|
$17,703.28
NT$565,403.78
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amsterdam
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.51
|
$2.49
NT$79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.93
|
$3.49
NT$111.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.51
|
$3.89
NT$124.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€57.29
|
$38.67
NT$1,235.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$9.34
NT$298.15
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Amsterdam
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€81.89
|
$62.24
NT$1,987.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€30.99
|
$30.20
NT$964.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€86.51
|
$88.35
NT$2,821.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€101.54
|
$103.73
NT$3,312.75
|
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