Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 8.3% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 63.3% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
|
pay 31.3% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay 62.2% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
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