Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 72.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 43.2% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL54.04
|
$3.79
NT$122.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.03
|
$4.76
NT$154.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.35
|
$0.98
NT$31.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.64
NT$20.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
$1.83
NT$59.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL85.08
|
$7.72
NT$250.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.72
|
$11.17
NT$362.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.02
|
$2.76
NT$89.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.50
|
$3.31
NT$107.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.17
|
$1.77
NT$57.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
$0.80
NT$25.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.57
|
$1.12
NT$36.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.20
|
$1.43
NT$46.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
$1.12
NT$36.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.31
|
$0.98
NT$31.89
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL83.20
|
$3.61
NT$117.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL525.42
|
$37.97
NT$1,231.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL300,242.79
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,039,388.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL450.48
|
$9.01
NT$292.22
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.64
|
$20.06
NT$650.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,003.24
|
$385.85
NT$12,516.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,252.63
|
$271.82
NT$8,817.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.94
|
$62.08
NT$2,013.90
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,241.13
|
$421.29
NT$13,666.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL88,086.02
|
$14,282.51
NT$463,317.32
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.53
|
$1.69
NT$54.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.69
|
$2.68
NT$87.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.04
|
$3.70
NT$119.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL500.40
|
$34.15
NT$1,107.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL65.05
|
$9.15
NT$296.84
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL913.13
|
$68.20
NT$2,212.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL417.00
|
$28.88
NT$936.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,301.05
|
$77.64
NT$2,518.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,413.78
|
$96.18
NT$3,120.08
|
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