Cost of living comparison
Chile is 7.0% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Chile instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 69.2% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
$7.70
CLF0.2500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
$7.45
CLF0.2400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
$1.36
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
$4.47
CLF0.1400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
$36.91
CLF1.1900
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
$16,597.16
CLF535.9400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
$14.85
CLF0.4800
|
|
pay 32.5% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
$24.66
CLF0.8000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
$479.74
CLF15.4900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
$367.24
CLF11.8600
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
$91.70
CLF2.9600
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
$331.55
CLF10.7100
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
$5,075.15
CLF163.8800
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
$2.92
CLF0.0900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
$40.42
CLF1.3100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
$5.92
CLF0.1900
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
$45.70
CLF1.4800
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
$28.96
CLF0.9400
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
$64.62
CLF2.0900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
$77.03
CLF2.4900
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