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Taiwan vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 29.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 41.1% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 10.7% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 23.7% less in Taiwan

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

Taiwan vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	$4.21 NT$138.49	-54.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB563.59	$4.80 NT$158.08	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB118.39	$0.95 NT$31.21	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB53.58	$0.61 NT$20.09	+25.7%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB68.31	$1.76 NT$58.00	+184.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB486.52	$7.11 NT$234.18	+61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB393.86	$11.33 NT$373.02	+217.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB167.78	$2.53 NT$83.40	+66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB219.24	$3.21 NT$105.68	+61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB74.78	$1.77 NT$58.34	+161.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB73.69	$0.80 NT$26.30	+19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB79.01	$1.10 NT$36.10	+53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB124.05	$1.27 NT$41.71	+12.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB27.52	$1.21 NT$39.78	+384.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB23.10	$0.96 NT$31.50	+357.3%
Average			+143.8%

Moscow vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB244.94	$3.59 NT$118.20	+61.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	$37.87 NT$1,246.97	+32.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	$33,524.98 NT$1,103,887.09	+9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB642.49	$9.35 NT$307.75	+60.6%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 10.7% more for housing

	Moscow	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB704.36	$18.76 NT$617.78	+194.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	$386.89 NT$12,739.36	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	$269.95 NT$8,888.69	-53.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	$54.00 NT$1,778.13	-37.7%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Moscow	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	$472.11 NT$15,545.26	+1.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	$14,471.45 NT$476,505.72	+39.0%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB338.15	$1.82 NT$59.95	-40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB278.77	$2.59 NT$85.30	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB270.52	$4.00 NT$131.61	+63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	$34.52 NT$1,136.64	+6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB563.59	$9.29 NT$305.77	+82.0%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 23.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	$63.92 NT$2,104.83	-21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	$28.11 NT$925.64	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	$76.13 NT$2,506.72	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	$91.74 NT$3,020.65	-10.0%
Average			-23.7%

Moscow vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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