Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 36.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 46.4% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.09
|
$3.59
NT$116.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
$4.92
NT$159.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.40
|
$0.95
NT$30.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.93
|
$0.65
NT$21.05
|
|
pay 90.0% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
$2.04
NT$66.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB292.14
|
$7.52
NT$244.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB236.04
|
$11.74
NT$380.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
$2.75
NT$89.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.14
|
$3.63
NT$117.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
$2.03
NT$65.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.43
|
$0.91
NT$29.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
$1.30
NT$42.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.56
|
$1.46
NT$47.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.57
|
$1.15
NT$37.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.80
|
$1.07
NT$34.62
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.00
|
$3.88
NT$125.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
$35.38
NT$1,147.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,070,182.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
$9.61
NT$311.60
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
$23.53
NT$763.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
$354.11
NT$11,487.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
$268.52
NT$8,710.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
$56.71
NT$1,839.50
|
|
pay 26.6% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
$460.31
NT$14,932.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
$11,465.74
NT$371,942.77
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.39
|
$1.86
NT$60.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.08
|
$2.74
NT$88.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
$3.84
NT$124.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
$38.91
NT$1,262.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB205.88
|
$9.51
NT$308.55
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
$66.92
NT$2,170.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
$31.08
NT$1,008.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
$79.12
NT$2,566.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
$112.81
NT$3,659.34
|
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