Cost of living comparison
Taoyuan is 20.8% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.5% less in Taoyuan
- Groceries
-
pay 47.8% more in Taoyuan
- Transportation
-
pay 37.8% more in Taoyuan
- Housing
-
pay 9.0% less in Taoyuan
- Childcare
-
pay 86.2% more in Taoyuan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.6% less in Taoyuan
- Clothing
-
pay 1.9% more in Taoyuan
The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Taoyuan are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Taoyuan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taoyuan.
If you lived in Taoyuan instead of Quito, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$4.64
NT$153.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.57
NT$184.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.04
NT$34.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.67
NT$22.24
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.30
NT$43.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.10
NT$136.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$11.16
NT$370.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.13
NT$70.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.30
NT$109.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.35
NT$44.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.80
NT$26.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.11
NT$36.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.23
NT$40.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.98
NT$32.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.77
NT$25.61
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$3.60
NT$119.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$37.10
NT$1,231.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$33,081.10
NT$1,098,226.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$8.97
NT$297.65
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
|
Quito
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$16.28
NT$540.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$371.00
NT$12,316.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$267.95
NT$8,895.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$48.96
NT$1,625.35
|
|
pay 86.2% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$525.59
NT$17,448.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$13,706.50
NT$455,028.36
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.51
NT$50.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.47
NT$82.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.87
NT$195.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$37.78
NT$1,254.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$9.28
NT$307.91
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$74.20
NT$2,463.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$21.64
NT$718.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$76.52
NT$2,540.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$92.75
NT$3,079.14
|
|
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