Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 41.0% cheaper than San Jose.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.2% less in Taipei
- Groceries
-
pay 15.2% less in Taipei
- Transportation
-
pay 30.3% less in Taipei
- Housing
-
pay 73.8% less in Taipei
- Childcare
-
pay 48.6% less in Taipei
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.5% less in Taipei
- Clothing
-
pay 2.4% more in Taipei
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Taipei.
If you lived in Taipei instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.50
|
$6.18
NT$180.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$5.01
NT$146.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$1.00
NT$29.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.68
NT$19.87
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.70
|
$1.86
NT$54.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$8.37
NT$244.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
|
$10.77
NT$314.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.69
|
$2.72
NT$79.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.92
|
$4.37
NT$127.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$2.06
NT$60.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$1.01
NT$29.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$1.25
NT$36.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.14
|
$1.56
NT$45.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.30
NT$37.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.11
NT$32.46
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$3.68
NT$107.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$37.10
NT$1,084.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,530.00
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,016,173.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$8.81
NT$257.66
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
|
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.56
|
$24.04
NT$702.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,878.75
|
$630.95
NT$18,450.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,481.25
|
$465.35
NT$13,607.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.87
|
$63.62
NT$1,860.38
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,883.33
|
$610.09
NT$17,840.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,000.00
|
$18,275.33
NT$534,405.46
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$2.63
NT$76.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.84
|
$3.05
NT$89.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$3.71
NT$108.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.67
|
$38.32
NT$1,120.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$9.89
NT$289.30
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.90
|
$56.02
NT$1,638.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.12
|
$31.15
NT$910.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
|
$85.26
NT$2,493.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.22
|
$103.43
NT$3,024.52
|
|
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