Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 17.8% cheaper than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 41.4% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 19.3% less in Taiwan
Housing: pay 38.0% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 40.3% more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 32.2% less in Taiwan

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

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Taiwan vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.4% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.09 COP22,489.29	$4.28 NT$139.05	-39.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 COP31,528.63	$4.99 NT$162.04	-49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 COP4,759.09	$0.95 NT$30.88	-36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 COP3,637.93	$0.65 NT$21.00	-43.5%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 41.4% more for groceries

	Colombia	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 COP6,604.13	$1.74 NT$56.61	-16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 COP12,511.51	$10.75 NT$349.01	+172.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 COP17,600.16	$11.29 NT$366.40	+103.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 COP9,765.50	$2.49 NT$80.93	-18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 COP15,548.14	$3.71 NT$120.51	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 COP5,080.61	$1.94 NT$62.88	+21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,990.45	$1.13 NT$36.64	+80.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,297.32	$1.36 NT$44.17	+88.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 COP2,778.06	$1.45 NT$47.20	+66.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 COP2,174.11	$1.07 NT$34.85	+56.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,046.26	$0.96 NT$31.03	+48.3%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 19.3% less for transportation

	Colombia	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 COP15,507.12	$3.85 NT$124.93	-21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 COP183K	$34.67 NT$1,125.07	-39.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,696.92 COP78M	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.04 COP66,775.93	$8.50 NT$275.86	-59.6%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 38.0% less for housing

	Colombia	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 COP88,530.84	$21.08 NT$684.07	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.73 COP2M	$462.93 NT$15,023.86	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.25 COP2M	$291.17 NT$9,449.44	-39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.48 COP322K	$62.73 NT$2,035.67	-38.2%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 40.3% more for childcare

	Colombia	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.35 COP2M	$537.84 NT$17,454.70	-10.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,009.31 COP25M	$17,498.18 NT$568K	+118.5%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 COP8,214.62	$1.82 NT$59.22	-29.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 COP8,641.67	$2.83 NT$91.90	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 COP12,788.35	$4.03 NT$130.73
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.34 COP131K	$37.82 NT$1,227.43	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 COP21,122.50	$9.97 NT$323.61	+49.8%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 32.2% less for clothing

	Colombia	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.92 COP263K	$60.97 NT$1,978.77	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 COP171K	$32.64 NT$1,059.16	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 COP425K	$78.55 NT$2,549.27	-41.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.03 COP365K	$92.75 NT$3,009.92	-19.4%
Average			-32.2%

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