Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 6.7% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.5% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 62.4% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 10.3% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 90.7% more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 26.2% more in Taiwan

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

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Taiwan vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.5% less for restaurants

	Chile	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 CLF0.2000	$4.28 NT$136.94	-46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1800	$4.99 NT$159.58	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 CLF0.0300	$0.95 NT$30.41	-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 CLF0.0300	$0.65 NT$20.68	-43.6%
Average			-39.5%

Chile vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.4% more for groceries

	Chile	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 CLF0.0400	$1.74 NT$55.75	+2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.03 CLF0.1200	$10.75 NT$343.72	+113.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 CLF0.1100	$11.29 NT$360.84	+158.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 CLF0.0800	$2.49 NT$79.71	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$3.71 NT$118.68	+36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$1.94 NT$61.93	+146.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.13 NT$36.09	+44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$1.36 NT$43.50	+77.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.45 NT$46.48	+107.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CLF0.0100	$1.07 NT$34.32	+84.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 CLF0.0200	$0.96 NT$30.56	+51.0%
Average			+62.4%

Chile vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	Chile	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 CLF0.1300	$3.85 NT$123.03	-27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.69 CLF0.8300	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	+2.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,188.18 CLF400.6600	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+103.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.06 CLF0.2700	$8.50 NT$271.68	-23.2%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 10.3% less for housing

	Chile	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 CLF0.5500	$21.08 NT$673.70	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.09 CLF11.2900	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	+1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.67 CLF8.6500	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	-16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.73 CLF2.0200	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	-23.3%
Average			-10.3%

Chile vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay 90.7% more for childcare

	Chile	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.45 CLF8.2300	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	+61.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,782.11 CLF192.6100	$17,498.18 NT$559K	+124.9%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.30 CLF0.0800	$1.82 NT$58.32	-44.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 CLF0.0700	$2.83 NT$90.51	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.04 CLF0.1200	$4.03 NT$128.75	-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.36 CLF1.0000	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	-6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.58 CLF0.1600	$9.97 NT$318.70	+51.6%
Average			-6.1%

Chile vs. Taiwan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.2% more for clothing

	Chile	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.61 CLF1.0800	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	+39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.77 CLF0.6900	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	+17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.99 CLF1.5300	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	+26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.04 CLF1.8800	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	+22.0%
Average			+26.2%

Chile vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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