Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 8.2% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
|
pay 44.3% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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