Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.2 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Australia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.96
|
$16.79
A$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$154.32
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.67
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.74
|
$2.14
A$3.23
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$59.31
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$250.52
|
$4.71
A$7.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$362.50
|
$5.75
A$8.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$89.52
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$107.50
|
$3.99
A$6.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.56
|
$1.43
A$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.88
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.19
|
$1.39
A$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.35
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.26
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.89
|
$0.95
A$1.43
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$117.16
|
$4.73
A$7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,231.80
|
$84.46
A$127.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,039,388.19
|
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$292.22
|
$18.12
A$27.40
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$650.88
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,516.69
|
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,817.62
|
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,013.90
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,666.52
|
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$463,317.32
|
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.75
|
$6.69
A$10.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$87.01
|
$3.60
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.95
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,107.77
|
$53.84
A$81.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$296.84
|
$13.24
A$20.02
|
|
pay 38.3% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,212.48
|
$75.27
A$113.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$936.83
|
$54.30
A$82.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,518.64
|
$102.43
A$154.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,120.08
|
$118.12
A$178.59
|
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