Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 50.5% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
|
pay 62.5% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
|
pay 52.4% more for housing
Belarus
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
|
pay 9.3% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
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