Cost of living comparison

Jhongli City, Taiwan

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Jhongli City Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 2.9 times more expensive than Jhongli City.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 49.5% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 37.0% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Reykjavik

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Jhongli City. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Jhongli City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Jhongli City, you would:

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Jhongli City	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.64 NT$135.61	$20.00 ISK2,436	+331.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.33 NT$126.57	$18.02 ISK2,195	+316.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$20.34	$3.15 ISK384	+353.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 NT$15.82	$2.19 ISK266	+303.9%
Average			+326.2%

Jhongli City vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.5% more for groceries

	Jhongli City	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 NT$56.50	$3.61 ISK440	+86.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.76 NT$256.15	$7.76 ISK945	-11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 NT$337.09	$6.40 ISK780	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 NT$70.52	$5.76 ISK701	+138.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 NT$80.79	$9.45 ISK1,151	+242.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 NT$52.63	$1.40 ISK171	-22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 NT$21.53	$1.01 ISK123	+37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 NT$29.73	$1.22 ISK148	+19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 NT$32.81	$2.22 ISK271	+98.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 NT$38.44	$1.43 ISK175	+9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$30.24	$0.93 ISK114	-9.7%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Jhongli City	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 NT$95.82	$8.50 ISK1,036	+159.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.10 NT$1,084.88	$74.95 ISK9,130	+102.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,008.61 NT$994,476.32	$42,450.45 ISK5,170,889	+24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.81 NT$257.66	$24.05 ISK2,930	+172.9%
Average			+114.8%

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Jhongli City	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 NT$270.32	$69.87 ISK8,510	+655.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.02 NT$8,890.02	$1,971.17 ISK240,108	+548.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.57 NT$6,479.16	$1,803.44 ISK219,677	+713.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.86 NT$1,633.31	$53.95 ISK6,572	-3.4%
Average			+478.7%

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

	Jhongli City	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$309.17 NT$9,040.69	$252.14 ISK30,713	-18.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,526.15 NT$395,530.35	$5,993.99 ISK730,128	-55.7%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jhongli City	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NT$38.42	$10.81 ISK1,317	+722.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 NT$65.55	$5.31 ISK646	+136.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 NT$108.49	$12.25 ISK1,492	+230.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.10 NT$1,084.88	$69.95 ISK8,520	+88.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.50 NT$248.62	$14.77 ISK1,800	+73.8%
Average			+250.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Jhongli City	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.65 NT$1,627.32	$108.97 ISK13,274	+95.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.55 NT$542.44	$49.72 ISK6,056	+168.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.14 NT$2,109.50	$151.85 ISK18,497	+110.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.83 NT$1,808.14	$194.16 ISK23,650	+214.0%
Average			+147.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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