Cost of living comparison

Chad

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 13.4% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.5% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 55.0% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 8.0% less in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 46.1% more in Taiwan

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

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Taiwan vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.5% less for restaurants

	Chad	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,997	$4.28 NT$136.94	-49.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.99 NT$159.58
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.95 NT$30.41	+11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.65 NT$20.68	-24.2%
Average			-39.5%

Chad vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.0% more for groceries

	Chad	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA200	$1.74 NT$55.75	+410.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$10.75 NT$343.72	+530.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA8,008	$11.29 NT$360.84	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,199	$2.49 NT$79.71	+21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,813	$3.71 NT$118.68	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,247	$1.94 NT$61.93	-9.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA567	$1.13 NT$36.09	+16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA680	$1.36 NT$43.50	+17.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA650	$1.45 NT$46.48	+31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA423	$1.07 NT$34.32	+48.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA423	$0.96 NT$30.56	+32.3%
Average			+55.0%

Chad vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Chad	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,838	$3.85 NT$123.03	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,975	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	-59.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+179.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,249	$8.50 NT$271.68	+121.3%
Average			+8.6%

Chad vs. Taiwan - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.0% less for housing

	Chad	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA250K	$21.08 NT$673.70	-95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA999K	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	-72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,975	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	+241.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,108	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	+92.2%
Average			-8.0%

Chad vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Chad	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$537.84 NT$17,189.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$17,498.18 NT$559K

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA750	$1.82 NT$58.32	+42.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA500	$2.83 NT$90.51	+231.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA575	$4.03 NT$128.75	+310.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$37.82 NT$1,208.82
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.97 NT$318.70
Average			+146.9%

Chad vs. Taiwan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.1% more for clothing

	Chad	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,992	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	+138.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,990	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,987	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	+84.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,975	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	+8.7%
Average			+46.1%

Chad vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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