Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.2 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Taipei instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
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St. George's
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
St. George's
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
|
pay 55.8% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
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