Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 23.0% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
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