Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 46.4% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
$6.22
NT$198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
$4.98
NT$159.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
$1.03
NT$32.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
$0.72
NT$22.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
$1.88
NT$60.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
$7.75
NT$247.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
$11.33
NT$362.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
$2.84
NT$90.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
$4.13
NT$131.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
$2.07
NT$66.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
$1.01
NT$32.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
$1.18
NT$37.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
$1.49
NT$47.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
$1.24
NT$39.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
$1.12
NT$35.85
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
$3.71
NT$118.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
$37.34
NT$1,192.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,002,770.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
$8.87
NT$283.24
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
$25.59
NT$817.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
$662.03
NT$21,143.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
$504.69
NT$16,118.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
$72.03
NT$2,300.34
|
|
pay 47.5% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
$686.42
NT$21,922.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
$17,703.28
NT$565,403.78
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
$2.49
NT$79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
$3.49
NT$111.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
$3.89
NT$124.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
$38.67
NT$1,235.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
$9.34
NT$298.15
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
$62.24
NT$1,987.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
$30.20
NT$964.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
$88.35
NT$2,821.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
$103.73
NT$3,312.75
|
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