Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.8 times more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in George Town instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$198.77
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$159.01
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$32.82
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$22.86
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.17
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$247.43
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$362.01
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$90.60
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$131.75
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.04
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.26
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.67
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.59
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.59
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.85
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$118.48
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,192.59
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,002,770.21
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$283.24
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$817.13
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,143.64
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,118.61
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,300.34
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 72.0% more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$21,922.63
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$565,403.78
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$79.51
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$111.52
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$124.23
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,235.09
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$298.15
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$1,987.65
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$964.65
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,821.60
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,312.75
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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