Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 17.9% more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.1% more in Taipei
- Groceries
-
pay 15.0% more in Taipei
- Transportation
-
pay 0.3% less in Taipei
- Housing
-
pay 45.4% more in Taipei
- Childcare
-
pay 27.8% more in Taipei
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.4% more in Taipei
- Clothing
-
pay 5.8% more in Taipei
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Taipei are more expensive than in Taiwan.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$138.05
|
$6.18
NT$202.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$157.58
|
$5.01
NT$164.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.11
|
$1.00
NT$32.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$20.03
|
$0.68
NT$22.30
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.82
|
$1.86
NT$61.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$233.44
|
$8.37
NT$274.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$371.84
|
$10.77
NT$353.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$83.13
|
$2.72
NT$89.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$105.35
|
$4.37
NT$143.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$58.15
|
$2.06
NT$67.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.22
|
$1.01
NT$33.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.98
|
$1.25
NT$40.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.58
|
$1.56
NT$51.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.65
|
$1.30
NT$42.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.40
|
$1.11
NT$36.44
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.82
|
$3.68
NT$120.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,243.04
|
$37.10
NT$1,217.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,100,407.19
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,140,636.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$306.78
|
$8.81
NT$289.22
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$615.83
|
$24.04
NT$789.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,699.20
|
$630.95
NT$20,709.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,860.67
|
$465.35
NT$15,274.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,772.52
|
$63.62
NT$2,088.25
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,496.26
|
$610.09
NT$20,025.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$475,003.59
|
$18,275.33
NT$599,860.41
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.76
|
$2.63
NT$86.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$85.03
|
$3.05
NT$100.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$131.20
|
$3.71
NT$121.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,133.05
|
$38.32
NT$1,257.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$304.80
|
$9.89
NT$324.74
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,098.20
|
$56.02
NT$1,838.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$922.72
|
$31.15
NT$1,022.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,498.82
|
$85.26
NT$2,798.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$3,011.13
|
$103.43
NT$3,394.97
|
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