Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 87.9% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 74.5% more for restaurants
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Tashkent
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Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
UZS64,535.92
|
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,354.71
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
UZS7,350.96
|
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,178.20
|
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
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pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
UZS6,268.43
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
UZS45,900.63
|
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,066.64
|
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
UZS21,578.31
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,503.96
|
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
UZS7,838.78
|
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,853.76
|
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
UZS12,433.93
|
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,309.47
|
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,761.47
|
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,223.50
|
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,383.63
|
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
UZS137,566.43
|
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,484.77
UZS237,319,974.49
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.02
UZS38,837.00
|
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
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pay 49.1% more for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.73
UZS163,433.65
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.57
UZS8,429,541.77
|
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.70
UZS5,337,054.99
|
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
UZS409,662.63
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.58
UZS3,769,210.28
|
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,476.32
UZS121,663,472.57
|
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
|
pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,971.95
|
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,144.79
|
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,677.35
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.19
UZS605,870.66
|
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
UZS64,193.39
|
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
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pay 19.7% less for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.56
UZS687,578.59
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
UZS710,155.99
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.15
UZS1,311,491.69
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.71
UZS1,729,514.13
|
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
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