Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 70.6% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Managua, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO150.09
|
$6.18
NT$201.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO257.51
|
$5.01
NT$163.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO24.02
|
$1.00
NT$32.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.69
|
$0.68
NT$22.14
|
|
pay 71.0% more for groceries
|
Managua
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$1.86
NT$60.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.61
|
$8.37
NT$272.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO154.43
|
$10.77
NT$350.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.32
|
$2.72
NT$88.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.37
|
$4.37
NT$142.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO91.88
|
$2.06
NT$67.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.40
|
$1.01
NT$33.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO52.94
|
$1.25
NT$40.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.62
|
$1.56
NT$50.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.70
|
$1.30
NT$42.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.22
|
$1.11
NT$36.17
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
|
Managua
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.44
|
$3.68
NT$120.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.10
NT$1,208.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO809,309.47
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,132,296.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.81
NT$287.10
|
|
pay 44.2% more for housing
|
Managua
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,622.36
|
$24.04
NT$783.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
$630.95
NT$20,558.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
$465.35
NT$15,162.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.58
|
$63.62
NT$2,072.98
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,618.79
|
$610.09
NT$19,878.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO176,576.61
|
$18,275.33
NT$595,474.33
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO50.03
|
$2.63
NT$85.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.45
|
$3.05
NT$99.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.83
|
$3.71
NT$120.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,371.04
|
$38.32
NT$1,248.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
$9.89
NT$322.36
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,756.39
|
$56.02
NT$1,825.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.58
|
$31.15
NT$1,015.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,024.56
|
$85.26
NT$2,778.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,518.02
|
$103.43
NT$3,370.15
|
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