Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 81.4% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Belgium
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.96
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$154.32
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.67
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.74
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$59.31
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$250.52
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$362.50
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$89.52
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$107.50
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.56
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.88
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.19
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.35
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.26
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.89
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 71.7% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$117.16
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,231.80
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,039,388.19
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$292.22
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$650.88
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,516.69
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,817.62
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,013.90
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 25.8% more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,666.52
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$463,317.32
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.75
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$87.01
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.95
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,107.77
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$296.84
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,212.48
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$936.83
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,518.64
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,120.08
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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