Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 2.8 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 76.7% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS44.01
|
$3.59
NT$114.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS76.02
|
$4.92
NT$157.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.65
|
$0.95
NT$30.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.55
|
$0.65
NT$20.74
|
|
pay 88.5% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS13.96
|
$2.04
NT$65.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS46.74
|
$7.52
NT$240.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS85.18
|
$11.74
NT$375.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.00
|
$2.75
NT$87.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS19.67
|
$3.63
NT$115.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS11.80
|
$2.03
NT$64.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.68
|
$0.91
NT$29.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.25
|
$1.30
NT$41.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.22
|
$1.46
NT$46.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS10.81
|
$1.15
NT$36.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.21
|
$1.07
NT$34.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS45.25
|
$3.88
NT$123.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS179.12
|
$35.38
NT$1,130.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS73,815.46
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,054,205.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS82.82
|
$9.61
NT$306.94
|
|
pay 64.3% more for housing
Ghana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS584.12
|
$23.53
NT$751.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS6,917.02
|
$354.11
NT$11,315.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,054.77
|
$268.52
NT$8,580.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS354.39
|
$56.71
NT$1,812.04
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS742.38
|
$460.31
NT$14,709.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS72,653.36
|
$11,465.74
NT$366,389.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.00
|
$1.86
NT$59.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS14.86
|
$2.74
NT$87.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS15.60
|
$3.84
NT$122.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS398.58
|
$38.91
NT$1,243.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS54.01
|
$9.51
NT$303.95
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS137.09
|
$66.92
NT$2,138.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS128.65
|
$31.08
NT$993.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS363.28
|
$79.12
NT$2,528.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS352.07
|
$112.81
NT$3,604.71
|
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