Cost of Living Comparison Between Beau Bassin-Rose Hill and Miaoli Cost of Living Comparison Between Beau Bassin-Rose Hill and Miaoli

😐 Solo nomad: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill is 20.4% more expensive than Miaoli without rent, and 19.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill is 4.3% cheaper than Miaoli without rent, and 10.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Miaoli
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.77 MUR 316
$3.32 NT$105
103.92%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$31.27 MUR 1,457
$25.26 NT$798
23.79%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.59 MUR 261
$4.96 NT$157
12.70%
Cappuccino
$2.41 MUR 112
$2.93 NT$92.6
-17.75%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.00 MUR 46.68
$1.16 NT$36.64
-13.79%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 25.94
$0.74 NT$23.32
-24.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.15 MUR 100
$1.61 NT$50.9
33.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.37 MUR 110
$2.49 NT$78.6
-4.82%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Miaoli
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.32 MUR 61.4
$3.03 NT$95.8
-56.44%
White Bread (500g)
$0.70 MUR 32.79
$1.40 NT$44.10
-50.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 59.6
$2.52 NT$79.5
-49.21%
Eggs
$2.14 MUR 99.9
$2.22 NT$70.2
-3.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.87 MUR 600
$9.21 NT$291
39.74%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.36 MUR 250
$7.78 NT$246
-31.11%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.90 MUR 788
$20.16 NT$637
-16.17%
Apples (1kg)
$1.96 MUR 91.3
$3.33 NT$105
-41.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.95 MUR 90.7
$1.01 NT$31.85
93.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.50 MUR 69.8
$2.61 NT$82.3
-42.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.73 MUR 127
$3.00 NT$94.7
-9.00%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 46.12
$2.35 NT$74.3
-57.87%
Onion (1kg)
$1.01 MUR 46.94
$1.85 NT$58.3
-45.41%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.79 MUR 36.70
$2.86 NT$90.2
-72.38%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.79 MUR 37.01
$0.87 NT$27.44
-9.20%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.69 MUR 312
$6.53 NT$206
2.45%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.59 MUR 401
$9.39 NT$297
-8.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 MUR 80.5
$1.77 NT$55.8
-2.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 MUR 104
$2.38 NT$75.1
-6.30%
🚌 Getting Around
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Miaoli
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.65 MUR 30.18
$0.81 NT$25.71
-19.75%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$57.8 MUR 2,695
$39.26 NT$1,240
47.30%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.41 MUR 206
$3.06 NT$96.8
44.12%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.50 MUR 116
$0.77 NT$24.40
224.68%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.69 MUR 918
$8.08 NT$255
143.69%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.44 MUR 67.3
$1.05 NT$33.20
37.14%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.8K MUR 1.6M
$36.9K NT$1.2M
-8.30%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.7K MUR 1.3M
$26.7K NT$842.6K
7.47%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Miaoli
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$44.27 MUR 2,064
$65.9 NT$2,082
-32.84%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.92 MUR 555
$28.63 NT$904
-58.37%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$32.42 MUR 1,511
$19.31 NT$610
67.89%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Miaoli
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$28.65 MUR 1,335
$36.68 NT$1,158
-21.89%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$9.90 MUR 461
$14.91 NT$471
-33.60%
Cinema Ticket
$5.89 MUR 275
$10.25 NT$324
-42.54%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Miaoli
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$157 MUR 7,300
$574 NT$18.1K
-72.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,939 MUR 183.6K
$31.1K NT$981.9K
-87.33%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Miaoli
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.89 MUR 1,719
$31.66 NT$1,000
16.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.03 MUR 1,260
$24.15 NT$763
11.93%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.9 MUR 3,213
$67.5 NT$2,132
2.10%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$47.30 MUR 2,205
$102 NT$3,217
-53.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Miaoli
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$493 MUR 23.0K
$335 NT$10.6K
47.08%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$405 MUR 18.9K
$172 NT$5,447
134.71%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$743 MUR 34.6K
$1,024 NT$32.3K
-27.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$613 MUR 28.6K
$716 NT$22.6K
-14.42%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Miaoli
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$784 MUR 36.5K
$2,509 NT$79.2K
-68.76%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.25
2
162.50%

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Last update for Beau Bassin-Rose Hill: March 1, 2026

Last update for Miaoli: March 2, 2026

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