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Taipei vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 65.7% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 13.3% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 81.2% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 28.9% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.6% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 33.1% more in Taipei

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and housing in Taipei are more expensive than in Windhoek. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taipei.

Taipei vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Windhoek, you would:

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pay 13.3% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD191.59	$6.18 NT$203.60	-39.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD95.74	$5.01 NT$164.92	-2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.74	$1.00 NT$33.07	+6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.51	$0.68 NT$22.37	-17.9%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 81.2% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.79	$1.86 NT$61.20	+120.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD55.79	$8.37 NT$275.76	+181.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD103.07	$10.77 NT$354.65	+95.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD55.69	$2.72 NT$89.48	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.66	$4.37 NT$143.77	+87.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.88	$2.06 NT$67.90	+159.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD16.17	$1.01 NT$33.36	+17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.36	$1.25 NT$41.06	+74.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD14.28	$1.56 NT$51.20	+104.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.14	$1.30 NT$42.78	+42.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.48	$1.11 NT$36.55	+19.0%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 28.9% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD87.81	$3.68 NT$121.33	-21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD638.63	$37.10 NT$1,221.61	+8.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	$34,750.62 NT$1,144,243.94	+103.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.05	$8.81 NT$290.13	+24.1%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Windhoek	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	$24.04 NT$791.52	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	$630.95 NT$20,775.45	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	$465.35 NT$15,322.82	+54.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	$63.62 NT$2,094.85	-0.3%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Windhoek	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	$610.09 NT$20,088.74	+260.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	$18,275.33 NT$601,757.39	+244.7%
Average			+252.3%

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pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD31.93	$2.63 NT$86.53	+54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD35.72	$3.05 NT$100.35	+59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD52.68	$3.71 NT$122.16	+32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD662.40	$38.32 NT$1,261.65	+8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD66.52	$9.89 NT$325.76	+178.7%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 33.1% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD702.49	$56.02 NT$1,844.64	+49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.31	$31.15 NT$1,025.80	+15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	$85.26 NT$2,807.36	+21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	$103.43 NT$3,405.71	+45.7%
Average			+33.1%

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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: January 2025

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