Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 70.2% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,050.35
|
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,276.20
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,023.67
|
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$707.95
|
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,007.97
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,871.07
|
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,625.95
|
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,287.60
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,620.53
|
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$611.98
|
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$528.95
|
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$415.28
|
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$534.15
|
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$273.38
|
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$323.42
|
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,965.66
|
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,758.80
|
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,971,003.56
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,705.07
|
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,121.48
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$206,232.00
|
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$157,289.86
|
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,339.09
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$101,252.45
|
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,138,407.35
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
|
pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,566.05
|
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,421.41
|
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,662.84
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,638.77
|
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,557.98
|
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,347.64
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,592.41
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,536.15
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$77,113.99
|
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
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