Cost of living comparison

Ecuador

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 38.1% more expensive than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 39.8% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 26.4% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 8.1% less in Taiwan

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

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Taiwan vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% less for restaurants

	Ecuador	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.65	$4.28 NT$139.05	+17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99	$4.99 NT$162.04	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91	$0.95 NT$30.88	+4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70	$0.65 NT$21.00	-7.0%
Average			-4.8%

Ecuador vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Ecuador	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78	$1.74 NT$56.61	-1.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06	$10.75 NT$349.01	+251.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$11.29 NT$366.40	+177.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09	$2.49 NT$80.93	+19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26	$3.71 NT$120.51	+64.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82	$1.94 NT$62.88	+136.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$1.13 NT$36.64	+131.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54	$1.36 NT$44.17	+150.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46	$1.45 NT$47.20	+216.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$1.07 NT$34.85	+114.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43	$0.96 NT$31.03	+120.2%
Average			+111.8%

Ecuador vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.8% more for transportation

	Ecuador	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94	$3.85 NT$124.93	+30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.33	$34.67 NT$1,125.07	+79.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,347.00	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+54.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.14	$8.50 NT$275.86	-30.0%
Average			+39.8%

Ecuador vs. Taiwan - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.4% more for housing

	Ecuador	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.65	$21.08 NT$684.07	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.73	$462.93 NT$15,023.86	+37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.44	$291.17 NT$9,449.44	+20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.32	$62.73 NT$2,035.67	+38.4%
Average			+26.4%

Ecuador vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Ecuador	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.25	$537.84 NT$17,454.70	+73.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,243.49	$17,498.18 NT$568K	+233.7%
Average			+140.5%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ecuador	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.82 NT$59.22	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68	$2.83 NT$91.90	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40	$4.03 NT$130.73	-25.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41	$37.82 NT$1,227.43	+20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28	$9.97 NT$323.61	+58.8%
Average			+9.6%

Ecuador vs. Taiwan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.1% less for clothing

	Ecuador	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.22	$60.97 NT$1,978.77	-0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.01	$32.64 NT$1,059.16	-20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39	$78.55 NT$2,549.27	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17	$92.75 NT$3,009.92	+21.8%
Average			-8.1%

Ecuador vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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