Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 3.6% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
|
pay 90.3% more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
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