Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 20.5% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
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Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.04
|
$6.51
¥1,001
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.84
|
$5.21
¥801
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.65
|
$1.12
¥172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$0.75
¥115
|
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pay 7.2% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.43
|
$1.63
¥251
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$272.29
|
$7.01
¥1,078
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$350.19
|
$5.89
¥905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.36
|
$2.09
¥321
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.96
|
$3.26
¥502
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.05
|
$2.38
¥366
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.94
|
$1.06
¥164
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.54
|
$2.65
¥407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.56
|
$2.42
¥372
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.24
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.09
|
$1.26
¥194
|
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pay 64.2% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.80
|
$4.42
¥680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,206.25
|
$58.62
¥9,012
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,129,857.18
|
$21,767.76
¥3,346,467
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.49
|
$27.88
¥4,286
|
|
pay 61.5% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$781.57
|
$31.86
¥4,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,514.24
|
$1,120.28
¥172,226
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,130.16
|
$582.98
¥89,624
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,068.51
|
$134.03
¥20,606
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,836.16
|
$533.29
¥81,986
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$594,191.40
|
$14,506.96
¥2,230,227
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.44
|
$3.26
¥501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.09
|
$3.40
¥523
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.63
|
$3.91
¥601
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,245.79
|
$67.16
¥10,324
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.67
|
$12.38
¥1,903
|
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pay 8.3% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,821.44
|
$52.60
¥8,086
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,012.90
|
$36.87
¥5,668
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,772.06
|
$63.41
¥9,749
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,362.89
|
$82.89
¥12,743
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