Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Georgia

Batumi vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Batumi is 9.2% cheaper than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Batumi
Groceries: pay 46.7% less in Batumi
Transportation: pay 32.3% less in Batumi
Housing: pay 16.9% more in Batumi
Childcare: pay 72.5% less in Batumi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% less in Batumi
Clothing: pay 35.8% more in Batumi

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and housing in Batumi are more expensive than in HsinChu. Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Batumi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Batumi.

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Batumi vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Batumi instead of HsinChu, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Batumi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$11.65 GEL30.29	+209.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$11.26 GEL29.28	+139.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$29.93	$0.99 GEL2.57	+5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.21	$0.58 GEL1.50	-17.1%
Average			+122.5%

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pay 46.7% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Batumi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$54.38	$0.73 GEL1.90	-57.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$576.87	$4.94 GEL12.85	-72.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$347.49	$8.04 GEL20.89	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$88.79	$2.71 GEL7.05	-2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$100.11	$2.76 GEL7.19	-11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$38.68	$0.69 GEL1.79	-43.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.41	$0.91 GEL2.37	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$47.78	$0.61 GEL1.58	-59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$44.60	$0.99 GEL2.56	-29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.42 GEL1.09	-60.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.28 GEL0.72	-74.0%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 32.3% less for transportation

	HsinChu	Batumi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.29	$5.55 GEL14.44	+45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	$11.65 GEL30.29	-71.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$15,922.33 GEL41,398.06	-52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$180.59	$6.45 GEL16.76	+14.1%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 16.9% more for housing

	HsinChu	Batumi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$16.12 GEL41.90	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	$506.91 GEL1,317.96	+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	$375.30 GEL975.79	+44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	$60.91 GEL158.38	-22.1%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 72.5% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Batumi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	$298.60 GEL776.35	-60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$533K	$3,186.89 GEL8,285.92	-80.9%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Batumi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$60.20	$1.84 GEL4.80	-2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$95.31	$3.66 GEL9.50	+22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$3.15 GEL8.18	-19.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	$59.07 GEL153.58	+14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$321.04	$6.99 GEL18.17	-30.4%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 35.8% more for clothing

	HsinChu	Batumi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	$94.34 GEL245.28	+64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	$39.09 GEL101.64	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	$134.74 GEL350.33	+71.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	$116.50 GEL302.91	+10.0%
Average			+35.8%

HsinChu vs. Batumi - Cost of clothing

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