Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 33.2% more expensive than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Marshall Islands
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Taiwan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
Marshall Islands
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Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
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pay 32.0% more for transportation
Marshall Islands
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Taiwan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
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pay 62.5% less for housing
Marshall Islands
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Taiwan
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Marshall Islands
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Taiwan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
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pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Taiwan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
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pay 47.7% more for clothing
Marshall Islands
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Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
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