Russia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$2778
🏠 One person rent
$310
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1429
💸 GDP per capita
$15271
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
69.4
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
67
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
30%
🎓 Higher education
85
89
😀 Quality of life
44
81
🏙️ Population
147M
23.6M

The average cost of living in Russia ($652) is 33% less expensive than in Taiwan ($972). Russia ranked 143rd vs 84th 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 107th and 27th 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
$6.41
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1510
$4221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$9.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.03
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$9.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.37
$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.4
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6135
$13366

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In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1011
4.36M
Taipei
$1169
2.6M
Taichung
$995
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$861
2.29M
Tainan
$913
1.87M
Hsinchu
$860
499K
Keelung
$860
367K
Chiayi
$725
252K
Zhubei
$917
213K
Changhua
$890
227K
Kinmen
$851
139K
Miaoli
$746
86.2K
Douliu
$791
108K
Taitung
$952
109K
Nantou
$857
102K
Yilan
$863
94.8K