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Taipei vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 47.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 40.2% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 48.9% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 53.1% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Taipei

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Taipei are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Taipei. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Taipei.

Taipei vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB835.66	$6.18 NT$202.08	-32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB464.25	$5.01 NT$163.68	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB97.52	$1.00 NT$32.82	-6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB44.14	$0.68 NT$22.20	+40.0%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB56.27	$1.86 NT$60.74	+200.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB400.77	$8.37 NT$273.69	+90.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB324.44	$10.77 NT$351.99	+202.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB138.21	$2.72 NT$88.81	+78.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB180.60	$4.37 NT$142.69	+119.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB61.60	$2.06 NT$67.39	+204.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB60.70	$1.01 NT$33.11	+51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB65.08	$1.25 NT$40.75	+74.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB102.19	$1.56 NT$50.82	+38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB22.67	$1.30 NT$42.46	+421.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB19.03	$1.11 NT$36.28	+430.6%
Average			+173.9%

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pay 40.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB201.77	$3.68 NT$120.42	+66.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,599.83	$37.10 NT$1,212.46	+29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,785,529.61	$34,750.62 NT$1,135,667.48	+13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB529.25	$8.81 NT$287.96	+51.4%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 48.9% more for housing

	Moscow	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB580.21	$24.04 NT$785.59	+276.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB87,374.12	$630.95 NT$20,619.74	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB53,056.76	$465.35 NT$15,207.97	-20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,883.02	$63.62 NT$2,079.15	-26.6%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 53.1% more for childcare

	Moscow	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB42,438.36	$610.09 NT$19,938.17	+30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB947,270.27	$18,275.33 NT$597,247.04	+75.5%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB278.55	$2.63 NT$85.88	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB229.64	$3.05 NT$99.59	+20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB222.84	$3.71 NT$121.25	+51.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,941.70	$38.32 NT$1,252.20	+18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB464.25	$9.89 NT$323.32	+93.9%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB7,382.33	$56.02 NT$1,830.81	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,848.56	$31.15 NT$1,018.11	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,910.91	$85.26 NT$2,786.32	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB9,275.74	$103.43 NT$3,380.18	+1.4%
Average			-19.4%

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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: February 2025

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