Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 4.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£83.03
|
$3.59
NT$110.02
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£100.94
|
$4.92
NT$150.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£7.70
|
$0.95
NT$29.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£4.34
|
$0.65
NT$19.91
|
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pay 6.5 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£12.39
|
$2.04
NT$62.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£37.89
|
$7.52
NT$230.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£74.58
|
$11.74
NT$360.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£34.56
|
$2.75
NT$84.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£48.88
|
$3.63
NT$111.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£12.46
|
$2.03
NT$62.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£6.78
|
$0.91
NT$27.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£4.26
|
$1.30
NT$39.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£3.89
|
$1.46
NT$44.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£3.68
|
$1.15
NT$35.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£3.10
|
$1.07
NT$32.74
|
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pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£31.43
|
$3.88
NT$119.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£246.11
|
$35.38
NT$1,085.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£490,147.59
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,012,192.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£56.96
|
$9.61
NT$294.71
|
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£339.07
|
$23.53
NT$721.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£3,370.17
|
$354.11
NT$10,864.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£2,192.47
|
$268.52
NT$8,238.70
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£519.07
|
$56.71
NT$1,739.82
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£1,799.94
|
$460.31
NT$14,123.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£52,458.97
|
$11,465.74
NT$351,788.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£44.67
|
$1.86
NT$56.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£31.80
|
$2.74
NT$84.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£48.46
|
$3.84
NT$117.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£468.62
|
$38.91
NT$1,193.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£96.56
|
$9.51
NT$291.83
|
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pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£531.79
|
$66.92
NT$2,053.14
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£865.14
|
$31.08
NT$953.71
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£1,966.24
|
$79.12
NT$2,427.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£892.63
|
$112.81
NT$3,461.05
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