Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 28.6% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Ireland
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Taiwan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$3.79
NT$121.51
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$4.76
NT$152.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$0.98
NT$31.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.64
NT$20.49
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
Ireland
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Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$1.83
NT$58.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$7.72
NT$247.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$11.17
NT$358.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$2.76
NT$88.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$3.31
NT$106.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.77
NT$56.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.80
NT$25.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.12
NT$35.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.43
NT$45.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.12
NT$35.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.98
NT$31.52
|
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pay 45.8% less for transportation
Ireland
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Taiwan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$3.61
NT$115.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.21
|
$37.97
NT$1,217.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,027,132.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$9.01
NT$288.78
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Ireland
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Taiwan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
$20.06
NT$643.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
$385.85
NT$12,369.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
$271.82
NT$8,713.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
$62.08
NT$1,990.16
|
|
pay 14.7% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Taiwan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
$421.29
NT$13,505.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
$14,282.51
NT$457,854.26
|
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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Taiwan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$1.69
NT$54.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$2.68
NT$85.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
$3.70
NT$118.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.65
|
$34.15
NT$1,094.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$9.15
NT$293.34
|
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pay 14.4% less for clothing
Ireland
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Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
$68.20
NT$2,186.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$28.88
NT$925.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
$77.64
NT$2,488.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.67
|
$96.18
NT$3,083.29
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