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Taiwan vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 29.3% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 73.0% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 13.7% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 17.4% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 94.8% more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in Taiwan

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation in Taiwan are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

Taiwan vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Bulgaria, you would:

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pay 35.4% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.56 BGN16.12	$4.82 NT$151.22	-49.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.87 BGN14.96	$5.16 NT$161.99	-41.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BGN2.24	$0.98 NT$30.70	-26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 BGN1.48	$0.67 NT$21.02	-23.8%
Average			-35.4%

Bulgaria vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.0% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BGN1.58	$1.77 NT$55.47	+88.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 BGN8.22	$9.29 NT$291.60	+90.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.23	$11.90 NT$373.42	+78.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.11	$2.61 NT$82.06	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 BGN5.68	$3.56 NT$111.70	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 BGN1.22	$2.03 NT$63.63	+179.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.47	$1.00 NT$31.34	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BGN1.38	$1.25 NT$39.17	+52.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.76	$1.55 NT$48.61	+48.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.86	$1.20 NT$37.82	+137.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.78	$1.03 NT$32.24	+120.5%
Average			+73.0%

Bulgaria vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.7% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 BGN9.80	$3.78 NT$118.78	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.91 BGN40.31	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	+42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	+13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.84 BGN11.54	$9.18 NT$288.18	+34.1%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 17.4% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.13 BGN22.14	$21.10 NT$662.43	+60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.09 BGN583.42	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	+24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.92 BGN433.11	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	+15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.57 BGN132.45	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	-30.2%
Average			+17.4%

Bulgaria vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay 94.8% more for childcare

	Bulgaria	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.15 BGN602.06	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	+45.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	+144.1%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 BGN3.12	$1.97 NT$61.79	+6.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 BGN3.35	$3.00 NT$94.24	+51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 BGN6.15	$4.54 NT$142.65	+24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.65 BGN53.35	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	+18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 BGN12.42	$10.04 NT$315.31	+36.4%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.07 BGN82.71	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	+32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.91 BGN48.74	$31.24 NT$980.69	+8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.15 BGN141.86	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.49 BGN132.31	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	+22.7%
Average			+14.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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