Cost of living comparison
London is 2.5 times more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in London instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
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Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
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pay 9.5% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
$5.65
£4.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
$6.31
£5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
$4.26
£3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
$1.79
£1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
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pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
$7.39
£5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
$258.31
£205.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
$35.26
£28.06
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
$8.27
£6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
$65.66
£52.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
$16.14
£12.85
|
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pay 50.2% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
$135.36
£107.72
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