Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 2.2 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
|
pay 53.3% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
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