Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 39.3% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
HNL134.97
|
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
HNL175.52
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
HNL21.50
|
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
HNL17.66
|
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
|
pay 92.9% more for groceries
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HNL41.17
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.36
HNL58.07
|
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
HNL108.56
|
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
HNL52.95
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
HNL46.51
|
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
HNL36.47
|
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL15.12
|
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
HNL19.75
|
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
HNL12.20
|
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
HNL15.28
|
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
HNL15.86
|
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
HNL106.96
|
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
HNL883.42
|
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,799.83
HNL586,297.40
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.52
HNL431.60
|
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.47
HNL1,957.79
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.57
HNL9,794.02
|
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.08
HNL7,195.19
|
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.27
HNL2,445.44
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.74
HNL5,068.24
|
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,578.69
HNL88,159.26
|
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
|
pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
HNL40.42
|
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
HNL55.37
|
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
HNL63.20
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.52
HNL899.57
|
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
HNL108.33
|
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
HNL1,052.17
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.63
HNL976.18
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.01
HNL1,798.51
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.60
HNL1,886.88
|
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
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