ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Porto are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.
Income comparison
| Metric | Taipei | Porto | Taipei vs Porto |
| 💰 Average monthly net salary | ¥11,645 | ¥10,983 | Taipei earns 1.1× the salary in Porto |
Daily expenses
| Metric | Taipei | Porto | Taipei vs Porto |
|---|
| 🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant | ¥31 | ¥93 | Porto costs 2.97× the price in Taipei |
| 🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses) | ¥314 | ¥389 | Porto costs 1.24× the price in Taipei |
| 🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent) | ¥38 | ¥66 | Porto costs 1.75× the price in Taipei |
| 💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly) | ¥520.8 | ¥1,105.5 | Porto costs 2.12× the price in Taipei |
| 💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly) | ¥181.9 | ¥253.5 | Porto costs 1.39× the price in Taipei |
| 📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly) | ¥115.9 | ¥105.8 | Taipei costs 1.10× the price in Porto |
| 💪 Gym membership (monthly) | ¥274.7 | ¥314.4 | Porto costs 1.14× the price in Taipei |
| 🎬 Cinema ticket, international release | ¥62.8 | ¥62.2 | Taipei costs 1.01× the price in Porto |
| ⛽ Petrol (1 litre) | ¥6.9 | ¥14.8 | Porto costs 2.15× the price in Taipei |
Supermarket prices
| Metric | Taipei | Porto | Taipei vs Porto |
|---|
| 🥩 Beef round (1 kg) | ¥143.0 | ¥113.7 | Taipei costs 1.26× the price in Porto |
| 🥚 Eggs (12) | ¥17.2 | ¥28.3 | Porto costs 1.65× the price in Taipei |
| 🥛 Milk (1 litre) | ¥20.3 | ¥7.8 | Taipei costs 2.61× the price in Porto |
| 🍞 Bread (500 g) | ¥12.8 | ¥12.0 | Taipei costs 1.07× the price in Porto |
| 🍏 Apples (1 kg) | ¥32.3 | ¥15.7 | Taipei costs 2.05× the price in Porto |
| 🥔 Potatoes (1 kg) | ¥18.3 | ¥12.2 | Taipei costs 1.50× the price in Porto |
| 🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg) | ¥29.7 | ¥17.4 | Taipei costs 1.71× the price in Porto |
| 🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml) | ¥11.0 | ¥9.5 | Taipei costs 1.16× the price in Porto |
| 🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle | ¥94.2 | ¥38.9 | Taipei costs 2.42× the price in Porto |
Rent & property prices
| Metric | Taipei | Porto | Taipei vs Porto |
|---|
| 🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly) | ¥5,772 | ¥8,877 | Porto costs 1.54× the price in Taipei |
| 🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly) | ¥3,104 | ¥6,624 | Porto costs 2.13× the price in Taipei |
| 🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly) | ¥10,343 | ¥15,660 | Porto costs 1.51× the price in Taipei |
| 🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly) | ¥6,318 | ¥11,392 | Porto costs 1.80× the price in Taipei |
| 🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre | ¥86,193 | ¥35,682 | Taipei costs 2.42× the price in Porto |
| 🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre | ¥51,073 | ¥26,763 | Taipei costs 1.91× the price in Porto |