Cost of living comparison

Haiti

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 29.0% cheaper than Haiti overall.

Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 30.7% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 59.2% less in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 56.5% less in Taiwan

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Taiwan are more expensive than in Haiti. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Taiwan.

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Taiwan vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Haiti	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$4.28 NT$136.94
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.99 NT$159.58
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.95 NT$30.41
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.65 NT$20.68

Haiti vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Haiti	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 HTG350.00	$1.74 NT$55.75	-34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 HTG402.31	$10.75 NT$343.72	+250.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.56 HTG1,514.17	$11.29 NT$360.84	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50 HTG720.00	$2.49 NT$79.71	-54.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 HTG362.88	$3.71 NT$118.68	+34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 HTG261.87	$1.94 NT$61.93	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 HTG92.33	$1.13 NT$36.09	+60.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 HTG75.05	$1.36 NT$43.50	+137.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 HTG143.09	$1.45 NT$46.48	+33.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 HTG317.52	$1.07 NT$34.32	-55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 HTG128.50	$0.96 NT$30.56	-2.6%
Average			+10.1%

Haiti vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.7% more for transportation

	Haiti	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.02	$3.85 NT$123.03	-10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,618.51	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	+73.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,963.14 NT$1M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.71	$8.50 NT$271.68	+137.5%
Average			+30.7%

Haiti vs. Taiwan - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.2% less for housing

	Haiti	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$21.08 NT$673.70
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.78 HTG119K	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$889.79 HTG117K	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	-67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$62.73 NT$2,004.80
Average			-59.2%

Haiti vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Haiti	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$537.84 NT$17,189.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$17,498.18 NT$559K

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pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.82 NT$58.32
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.83 NT$90.51
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.53 HTG200.00	$4.03 NT$128.75	+163.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$37.82 NT$1,208.82
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,309.26	$9.97 NT$318.70	-0.3%
Average			+31.7%

Haiti vs. Taiwan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.5% less for clothing

	Haiti	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$60.97 NT$1,948.76
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.98 HTG9,819.41	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	-56.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.55 NT$2,510.61
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.75 NT$2,964.27
Average			-56.5%

Haiti vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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