Cost of living comparison
Russia is 28.8% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.06
|
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$151.93
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.18
|
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.42
|
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.39
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$246.65
|
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$356.90
|
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.13
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$105.84
|
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$56.67
|
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.48
|
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.63
|
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.63
|
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.70
|
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.40
|
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$115.35
|
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,212.75
|
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,023,313.31
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$287.70
|
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$640.81
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,323.11
|
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,681.25
|
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,982.76
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,455.16
|
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$456,151.79
|
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$53.90
|
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$85.66
|
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.09
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,090.64
|
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$292.25
|
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,178.26
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$922.34
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,479.69
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,071.82
|
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
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