Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 22.2% cheaper than Taipei.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.1% more in Brasilia
- Groceries
-
pay 50.0% less in Brasilia
- Transportation
-
pay 7.0% less in Brasilia
- Housing
-
pay 33.4% less in Brasilia
- Childcare
-
pay 30.6% less in Brasilia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.5% less in Brasilia
- Clothing
-
pay 11.9% less in Brasilia
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Brasilia.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$180.81
|
$6.97
R$38.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$146.46
|
$6.10
R$33.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$29.37
|
$1.14
R$6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$19.87
|
$0.76
R$4.25
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$54.35
|
$1.57
R$8.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$244.90
|
$4.43
R$24.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$314.96
|
$3.57
R$19.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$79.47
|
$2.10
R$11.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$127.68
|
$1.42
R$7.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$60.30
|
$0.87
R$4.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$29.62
|
$0.57
R$3.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$36.46
|
$0.50
R$2.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$45.47
|
$0.70
R$3.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$37.99
|
$0.51
R$2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$32.46
|
$0.54
R$2.98
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$107.75
|
$3.79
R$21.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,084.88
|
$43.46
R$241.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,016,173.98
|
$24,385.57
R$135,586.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$257.66
|
$7.21
R$40.09
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
Taipei
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$702.93
|
$19.32
R$107.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$18,450.15
|
$360.74
R$2,005.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$13,607.80
|
$223.88
R$1,244.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$1,860.38
|
$51.47
R$286.18
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$17,840.30
|
$461.58
R$2,566.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$534,405.46
|
$11,525.09
R$64,080.64
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$76.85
|
$1.74
R$9.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$89.12
|
$1.75
R$9.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$108.49
|
$2.09
R$11.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,120.44
|
$23.80
R$132.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$289.30
|
$6.97
R$38.74
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,638.17
|
$50.89
R$282.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$910.99
|
$41.19
R$229.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,493.15
|
$64.43
R$358.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,024.52
|
$55.71
R$309.74
|
|
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