Cost of living comparison

Porto-novo, Benin

compared to

Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei vs. Porto-novo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Porto-novo, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Porto-novo	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$6.18 NT$201.27
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.01 NT$163.03
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.00 NT$32.69
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.68 NT$22.11

Porto-novo vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Porto-novo	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.86 NT$60.50
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$8.37 NT$272.61
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$10.77 NT$350.60
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$2.72 NT$88.46
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.37 NT$142.12
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.06 NT$67.13
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.01 NT$32.98
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.25 NT$40.59
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.56 NT$50.62
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.30 NT$42.29
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.11 NT$36.13

Porto-novo vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Porto-novo	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.68 NT$119.94
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.10 NT$1,207.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$34,750.62 NT$1,131,163.80
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.81 NT$286.82

Porto-novo vs. Taipei - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Porto-novo	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$24.04 NT$782.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$630.95 NT$20,537.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$465.35 NT$15,147.66
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$63.62 NT$2,070.90

Porto-novo vs. Taipei - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Porto-novo	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$610.09 NT$19,859.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$18,275.33 NT$594,878.55

Porto-novo vs. Taipei - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Porto-novo	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.63 NT$85.54
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.05 NT$99.20
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.71 NT$120.76
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$38.32 NT$1,247.23
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.89 NT$322.04

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Porto-novo	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$56.02 NT$1,823.55
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$31.15 NT$1,014.07
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$85.26 NT$2,775.27
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$103.43 NT$3,366.78

Porto-novo vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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