Cost of living comparison

Kiev, Ukraine

compared to

New Taipei City, Taiwan

New Taipei City vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 65.0% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 18.8% more in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 93.9% more in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 73.8% more in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 57.9% more in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.3% more in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 0.9% more in New Taipei City

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in New Taipei City are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in New Taipei City.

New Taipei City vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 18.8% more for restaurants

	Kiev	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH299.18	$4.64 NT$138.81	-35.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH249.31	$5.01 NT$149.92	-16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH25.69	$1.00 NT$30.06	+61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.72	$0.67 NT$20.05	+65.9%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Kiev	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.36	$1.86 NT$55.63	+145.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH179.70	$8.37 NT$250.68	+93.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH166.75	$11.57 NT$346.37	+187.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH64.96	$2.79 NT$83.54	+77.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH79.66	$3.56 NT$106.62	+85.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH13.97	$2.06 NT$61.73	+511.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.09	$0.74 NT$22.04	+4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH29.63	$0.63 NT$18.78	-12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH37.51	$0.97 NT$29.17	+7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH11.95	$1.24 NT$37.25	+331.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.80	$0.59 NT$17.74	+91.7%
Average			+138.5%

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pay 93.9% more for transportation

	Kiev	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH213.06	$3.61 NT$108.01	-29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH388.93	$37.10 NT$1,110.52	+295.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,265,014.49	$34,750.62 NT$1,040,186.69	+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH185.49	$8.81 NT$263.75	+96.7%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 73.8% more for housing

	Kiev	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH238.43	$23.90 NT$715.36	+315.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,126.95	$521.47 NT$15,609.18	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,539.93	$368.69 NT$11,035.97	+5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,085.22	$63.62 NT$1,904.34	-14.6%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 57.9% more for childcare

	Kiev	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,481.15	$494.67 NT$14,806.93	+32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH305,330.32	$13,526.15 NT$404,876.94	+83.5%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH49.86	$2.47 NT$74.03	+105.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH60.19	$2.67 NT$79.82	+83.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH98.73	$3.56 NT$106.42	+49.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,075.24	$29.30 NT$877.16	+12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH199.45	$9.89 NT$296.14	+105.4%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

	Kiev	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,767.19	$66.16 NT$1,980.24	-1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,558.17	$31.15 NT$932.51	-17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,770.38	$86.57 NT$2,591.21	-4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,737.98	$114.39 NT$3,424.10	+26.7%
Average			+0.9%

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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: June 2025

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