Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 67.6% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 46.1% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.33
|
$3.79
NT$123.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.83
|
$4.76
NT$154.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.11
|
$0.98
NT$31.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
$0.64
NT$20.76
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.89
|
$1.83
NT$59.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.17
|
$7.72
NT$250.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR26.85
|
$11.17
NT$362.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.83
|
$2.76
NT$89.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.24
|
$3.31
NT$107.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.03
|
$1.77
NT$57.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.52
|
$0.80
NT$25.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.37
|
$1.12
NT$36.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.71
|
$1.43
NT$46.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
$1.12
NT$36.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.27
|
$0.98
NT$31.93
|
|
pay 81.7% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.76
|
$3.61
NT$117.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.28
|
$37.97
NT$1,233.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR155,100.65
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,040,669.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.13
|
$9.01
NT$292.58
|
|
pay 37.7% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR112.87
|
$20.06
NT$651.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,344.72
|
$385.85
NT$12,532.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR907.42
|
$271.82
NT$8,828.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR153.01
|
$62.08
NT$2,016.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR718.29
|
$421.29
NT$13,683.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR27,860.16
|
$14,282.51
NT$463,888.62
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.39
|
$1.69
NT$54.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.58
|
$2.68
NT$87.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.49
|
$3.70
NT$120.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR148.37
|
$34.15
NT$1,109.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR17.00
|
$9.15
NT$297.21
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR235.97
|
$68.20
NT$2,215.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR122.47
|
$28.88
NT$937.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR279.03
|
$77.64
NT$2,521.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR242.22
|
$96.18
NT$3,123.92
|
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