Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 15.1% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Finland, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
|
pay 38.8% more for childcare
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
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