Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 48.6% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
$15.56
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
$8.31
€7.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
$1.68
€1.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
$6.32
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
$6.39
€6.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
$1.25
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 41.1% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
$5.54
€5.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
$26,716.67
€25,644.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
$20.31
€19.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
$33.66
€32.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
$862.00
€827.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
$707.00
€678.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
$139.26
€133.68
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
$417.93
€401.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
$7,282.83
€6,990.62
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
$3.45
€3.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
$3.61
€3.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
$4.90
€4.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
$59.44
€57.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
$10.85
€10.42
|
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pay 39.8% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
$81.33
€78.07
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
$46.86
€44.98
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
$112.61
€108.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
|
$107.65
€103.33
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