Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 55.0% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Switzerland
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Taiwan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.63
|
$3.59
NT$116.32
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$4.92
NT$159.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$0.95
NT$30.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$0.65
NT$21.05
|
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pay 18.8% less for groceries
Switzerland
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Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.93
|
$2.04
NT$66.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.73
|
$7.52
NT$244.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.10
|
$11.74
NT$380.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.87
|
$2.75
NT$89.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.52
|
$3.63
NT$117.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.74
|
$2.03
NT$65.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$0.91
NT$29.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$1.30
NT$42.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$1.46
NT$47.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$1.15
NT$37.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$1.07
NT$34.62
|
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pay 48.9% less for transportation
Switzerland
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Taiwan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.13
|
$3.88
NT$125.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.45
|
$35.38
NT$1,147.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,156.11
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,070,182.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.79
|
$9.61
NT$311.60
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Switzerland
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Taiwan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.66
|
$23.53
NT$763.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,384.39
|
$354.11
NT$11,487.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,148.90
|
$268.52
NT$8,710.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.80
|
$56.71
NT$1,839.50
|
|
pay 69.6% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Taiwan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,042.86
|
$460.31
NT$14,932.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,735.63
|
$11,465.74
NT$371,942.77
|
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pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Taiwan
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.17
|
$1.86
NT$60.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$2.74
NT$88.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.65
|
$3.84
NT$124.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.16
|
$38.91
NT$1,262.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.26
|
$9.51
NT$308.55
|
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pay 39.6% less for clothing
Switzerland
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Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.76
|
$66.92
NT$2,170.77
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.88
|
$31.08
NT$1,008.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.50
|
$79.12
NT$2,566.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.80
|
$112.81
NT$3,659.34
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