Russia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1935
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$388
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
5.35
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
67
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
30%
🎓 Higher education
85
89
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
146M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Russia ($770) is 20% less expensive than in Taiwan ($965). Russia ranked 127th vs 90th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Russia compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 94th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Russia and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Russia Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.09
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2953
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1754
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6824
$16067

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K