Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 31.8% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 65.1% more for restaurants
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Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
|
pay 99.9% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
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pay 38.5% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
|
pay 23.7% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
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