Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 28.5% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF750
|
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
|
pay 90.6% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
|
pay 47.8% more for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
|
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
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