Cost of living comparison

Taoyuan, Taiwan

compared to

Beijing, China

Beijing vs. Taoyuan Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 7.7% more expensive than Taoyuan.

Restaurants: pay 38.7% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 21.5% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 50.5% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 56.2% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 17.4% more in Beijing

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Beijing are more expensive than in Taoyuan. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Taoyuan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Taoyuan, you would:

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pay 38.7% less for restaurants

	Taoyuan	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.64 NT$153.96	$4.17 CN¥30.32	-10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 NT$184.75	$5.57 CN¥40.43
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 NT$34.38	$0.50 CN¥3.60	-52.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$22.24	$0.31 CN¥2.25	-53.9%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 21.5% less for groceries

	Taoyuan	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.30 NT$43.11	$1.43 CN¥10.42	+10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.10 NT$136.00	$7.31 CN¥53.08	+78.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.16 NT$370.56	$7.17 CN¥52.08	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 NT$70.82	$1.74 CN¥12.63	-18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 NT$109.56	$1.53 CN¥11.12	-53.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NT$44.85	$0.92 CN¥6.66	-32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 NT$26.68	$0.71 CN¥5.17	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 NT$36.78	$0.89 CN¥6.44	-19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 NT$40.74	$0.58 CN¥4.23	-52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 NT$32.59	$0.37 CN¥2.68	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 NT$25.61	$0.47 CN¥3.42	-38.9%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Taoyuan	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.60 NT$119.54	$4.36 CN¥31.67	+21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.10 NT$1,231.66	$33.40 CN¥242.57	-10.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,081.10 NT$1,098,226.35	$20,872.18 CN¥151,607.16	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.97 NT$297.65	$4.59 CN¥33.35	-48.8%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 50.5% more for housing

	Taoyuan	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.28 NT$540.37	$13.28 CN¥96.49	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.00 NT$12,316.56	$929.88 CN¥6,754.26	+150.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.95 NT$8,895.29	$492.44 CN¥3,576.90	+83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.96 NT$1,625.35	$42.04 CN¥305.36	-14.1%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 56.2% more for childcare

	Taoyuan	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$525.59 NT$17,448.46	$763.49 CN¥5,545.72	+45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,706.50 NT$455,028.36	$22,913.01 CN¥166,430.97	+67.2%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Taoyuan	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.51 NT$50.29	$1.11 CN¥8.09	-26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 NT$82.11	$3.60 CN¥26.17	+45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.87 NT$195.01	$3.48 CN¥25.27	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.78 NT$1,254.24	$65.46 CN¥475.45	+73.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.28 NT$307.91	$8.35 CN¥60.64	-10.0%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 17.4% more for clothing

	Taoyuan	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.20 NT$2,463.31	$62.65 CN¥455.10	-15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.64 NT$718.47	$34.69 CN¥251.95	+60.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.52 NT$2,540.29	$83.45 CN¥606.17	+9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$3,079.14	$107.64 CN¥781.83	+16.0%
Average			+17.4%

Taoyuan vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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