Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 16.2% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.7% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 96.7% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 39.6% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 1.3% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 21.8% less in Taiwan

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

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Taiwan vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.7% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.45	$4.28 NT$136.94	-62.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.26	$4.99 NT$159.58	-50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.05	$0.95 NT$30.41	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.40	$0.65 NT$20.68	+20.5%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 96.7% more for groceries

	Georgia	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$1.74 NT$55.75	+170.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.70	$10.75 NT$343.72	+161.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.75	$11.29 NT$360.84	+48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.60	$2.49 NT$79.71	-1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.30	$3.71 NT$118.68	+32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.63	$1.94 NT$61.93	+209.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.08	$1.13 NT$36.09	+41.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$1.36 NT$43.50	+91.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.28	$1.45 NT$46.48	+65.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$1.07 NT$34.32	+186.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$0.96 NT$30.56	+214.0%
Average			+96.7%

Georgia vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.6% more for transportation

	Georgia	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.76	$3.85 NT$123.03	-27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.19	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	+198.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,682.43	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+59.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.20	$8.50 NT$271.68	+36.5%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 1.3% less for housing

	Georgia	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.87	$21.08 NT$673.70	+34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,159.20	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL847.83	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	-10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL160.61	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	+1.5%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Georgia	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL641.31	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	+118.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,706.78	$17,498.18 NT$559K	+288.6%
Average			+191.1%

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pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.74	$1.82 NT$58.32	-17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.36	$2.83 NT$90.51	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.44	$4.03 NT$128.75	+24.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL125.18	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.75	$9.97 NT$318.70	+64.6%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 21.8% less for clothing

	Georgia	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL211.37	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL103.34	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL292.51	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL277.33	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	-13.1%
Average			-21.8%

Georgia vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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