Common information
Cost of living and prices in Taipei
- Shared room
- outside of centre203USD/month
- in city centre334USD/month
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre274USD/month
- in city centre441USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive Restaurant | 1 pers. | 4 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range Restaurant | 2 pers. | 25 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc. | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 liters | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 liters | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | Portion | 3 USD |
Markets
| Food | Water | 1.5 liters | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf Bread | 500 g. | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc. | 2 USD |
| Food | Milk | 1 liter | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg. | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 3 USD |
| Food | Cheese Local | 1 kg. | 22 USD |
| Meat | Chicken Breasts | 1 kg. | 8 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg. | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Banana | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg. | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 13 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly Pass | 1 month | 32 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi Start | Start | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal Tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 8 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 liter | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc. | 30,022 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club Fee | 1 month | 51 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 12 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 seat | 9 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 Pair | 86 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc. | 40 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 85 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 100 USD |
Accommodation
| Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 551 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 343 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedrooms | 1,252 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedrooms | 762 USD |
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 65 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Calls | 1 min. | 0 USD |
| Communication | Unlimited Internet | 1 month | 26 USD |
| Buy Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 9,970 USD |
| Buy Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 5,164 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 2,152 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 2.12 |
Ratings
Main factors in Taipei
- Leisure quality
- 7.1
- Quality of life
- 7.7
- Travelers rating
- 8.5
- Travelers rating
- 7.9
- English speaking
- 5.7
- Nightlife
- 7.5
- Coworking spaces
- 6.7
- Traffic
- 5.2
- Free WIFI
- 10
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 20
Safety in Taipei
Availability of prices in Taipei
Comfort in Taipei
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Taipei
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 36 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 30 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 25 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 22 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 19 |
| Record low, °C | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 0 |
| Rain, days | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 204 |
| Fog, days | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 239 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 41 |
| Snowfall, cm. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 245 | 107 | 69 | 74 | 92 | 136 | 167 | 157 | 210 | 297 | 239 | 276 | 2069 |
| Relative humidity, % | 80 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 78 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 88 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 72 | 76 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 217 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 517 | 431 | 317 | 224 | 181 | 173 | 250 | 350 | 456 | 533 | 603 | 586 | 4619 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 15 |