Costs
Of Living |
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| Exchange
rates |
-
click here for current exchange rate |
| US dollars |
New Taiwan
dollars |
| US$1 |
NT$32-36
(fluctuation between 2000-2003) |
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| Scooter |
$5,000-$50,000
(used 50cc-new 125cc)
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| Apartment |
$3,000
is minimum for a closet size room w/shared bath in a 2 or
3 bdroom apt with no ac/tv/etc... |
| Cell
Phone |
$500 -up
(used) |
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| Utilities |
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Cable
TV
ADSL
Phone |
$600
- up
$950
- up
$70
- up |
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| Food |
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| Street
Vendor/Buffet |
$50 -up |
| Boiled
Dumplings |
10 for
$20 |
Nicer
sit-down restaurants |
$120-up |
| Beer |
$35-up
in 7-11's/ $80-up in cafes/$150-up in pubs |
can
of Coca-Cola
(at
7-Eleven) |
$18 |
| Big
Mac |
$70 |
| cappuccino |
(tall size,
at Starbucks) $90 |
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English
language
newspaper |
$15 |
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| MRT
single trip ticket |
$20-$65
(Varies
according to distance. Most trips are $40 or less)
City bus single trip (in Taipei) |
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| Visa
Runs |
$7,000
for return air tix to Thailand/HK/Okinawa, bus roundtrip/taxi,
food, and hotel if you stay overnight,
min. close to $10,000 (booze cruise can be half that if you
plan
right) every 2 months for multiple entry visa holders |
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| New
(not-copied) music CD |
$350 |
| Movie
ticket |
$250
(Average
price only. Discounts for students and morning shows.)
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| One
hour at an internet cafe |
$15 - up
($30 average) |
| Phone
call to US |
(006 calling
card) $3.9/minute |
| Petrol
(Gas) |
$18.2/litre
(95 octane - medium grade) |
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