Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 35.7% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Taiwan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Taiwan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
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