Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.9 times more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in George Town instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
$15.51
KYD12.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
$3.80
KYD3.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
$2.91
KYD2.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
$4.97
KYD4.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
$6.42
KYD5.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
$11.63
KYD9.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
$9.52
KYD7.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
$6.73
KYD5.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
$4.70
KYD3.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
$3.73
KYD3.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
$3.69
KYD3.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
$2.50
KYD2.09
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
$6.65
KYD5.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,408.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
$65.61
KYD54.85
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
$111.36
KYD93.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,450.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,122.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
$302.52
KYD252.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,339.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
$25,183.42
KYD21,050.87
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
$7.75
KYD6.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
$6.63
KYD5.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$13.12
KYD10.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
$86.49
KYD72.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
$17.89
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 69.1% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
$89.47
KYD74.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
$70.09
KYD58.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
$128.24
KYD107.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
$146.14
KYD122.16
|
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