Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 50.8% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.04
|
$4.15
₹351.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.84
|
$4.15
₹351.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.65
|
$0.49
₹41.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 69.8% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.43
|
$0.55
₹46.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$272.29
|
$2.37
₹201.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$350.19
|
$2.88
₹243.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.36
|
$1.15
₹97.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.96
|
$1.61
₹136.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.05
|
$0.89
₹75.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.94
|
$0.35
₹29.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.54
|
$0.46
₹39.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.56
|
$0.29
₹24.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.24
|
$0.20
₹16.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.09
|
$0.23
₹19.40
|
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pay 44.8% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.80
|
$4.41
₹374.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,206.25
|
$11.85
₹1,005.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,129,857.18
|
$14,221.28
₹1,206,203.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.49
|
$2.49
₹211.09
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$781.57
|
$8.48
₹719.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,514.24
|
$279.66
₹23,720.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,130.16
|
$164.09
₹13,917.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,068.51
|
$46.25
₹3,922.89
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,836.16
|
$92.50
₹7,845.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$594,191.40
|
$1,766.20
₹149,803.75
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.44
|
$2.37
₹201.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.09
|
$2.43
₹205.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.63
|
$4.15
₹351.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,245.79
|
$21.31
₹1,807.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.67
|
$4.92
₹417.15
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,821.44
|
$32.25
₹2,735.48
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,012.90
|
$32.29
₹2,739.04
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,772.06
|
$53.15
₹4,507.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,362.89
|
$40.86
₹3,465.72
|
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