Cost of living comparison

Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands

compared to

Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei vs. Cockburn Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Cockburn Town, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Cockburn Town	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$6.18 NT$205.21
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.01 NT$166.22
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.00 NT$33.33
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.68 NT$22.55

Cockburn Town vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Cockburn Town	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.86 NT$61.68
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$8.37 NT$277.94
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$10.77 NT$357.46
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$2.72 NT$90.19
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.37 NT$144.91
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.06 NT$68.44
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.01 NT$33.62
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.25 NT$41.38
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.56 NT$51.61
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.30 NT$43.12
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.11 NT$36.84

Cockburn Town vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Cockburn Town	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.68 NT$122.29
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.10 NT$1,231.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$34,750.62 NT$1,153,296.47
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.81 NT$292.43

Cockburn Town vs. Taipei - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Cockburn Town	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$24.04 NT$797.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$630.95 NT$20,939.82
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$465.35 NT$15,444.04
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$63.62 NT$2,111.42

Cockburn Town vs. Taipei - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cockburn Town	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$610.09 NT$20,247.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$18,275.33 NT$606,518.11

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Cockburn Town	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.63 NT$87.22
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.05 NT$101.14
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.71 NT$123.13
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$38.32 NT$1,271.64
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.89 NT$328.34

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cockburn Town	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$56.02 NT$1,859.23
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$31.15 NT$1,033.92
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$85.26 NT$2,829.57
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$103.43 NT$3,432.65

Cockburn Town vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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