Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 50.0% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
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