Cost of living comparison
Russia is 32.4% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.9% less for restaurants
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Taiwan
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
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