Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 11.3% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
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