Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 33.0% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% more in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 61.7% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 37.9% less in Taiwan
Housing: pay 55.0% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 48.8% more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 33.7% less in Taiwan

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, and childcare in Taiwan are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Taiwan. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

Taiwan vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.0% more for restaurants

	Burma	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$4.28 NT$136.94	+87.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$4.99 NT$159.58	+66.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$0.95 NT$30.41	+19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.65 NT$20.68	-20.4%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 61.7% more for groceries

	Burma	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$1.74 NT$55.75	+61.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$10.75 NT$343.72	+159.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$11.29 NT$360.84	+119.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$2.49 NT$79.71	+76.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$3.71 NT$118.68	+54.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.94 NT$61.93	-2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$1.13 NT$36.09	+136.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$1.36 NT$43.50	+10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$1.45 NT$46.48	+68.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$1.07 NT$34.32	+23.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.96 NT$30.56	+48.4%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 37.9% less for transportation

	Burma	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$3.85 NT$123.03	-88.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	+193.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$8.50 NT$271.68	-5.6%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 55.0% more for housing

	Burma	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$21.08 NT$673.70	+12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	+64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	+48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	+65.8%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 48.8% more for childcare

	Burma	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	+45.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$17,498.18 NT$559K	+52.3%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$1.82 NT$58.32	+82.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$2.83 NT$90.51	+90.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$4.03 NT$128.75	+205.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	+101.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$9.97 NT$318.70	+298.9%
Average			+141.5%

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pay 33.7% less for clothing

	Burma	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	-31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	-49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	-28.5%
Average			-33.7%

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