Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 17.8% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,017.08
|
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD897.85
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.40
|
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.19
|
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.87
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,089.99
|
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,823.36
|
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.82
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.95
|
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD484.68
|
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.42
|
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD238.15
|
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.24
|
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.77
|
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.39
|
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD782.63
|
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,843.42
|
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,050,457.94
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,758.30
|
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,910.41
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,990.19
|
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,924.66
|
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,420.85
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,203.08
|
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD587,159.35
|
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Taiwan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD342.14
|
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD504.42
|
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.75
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,664.94
|
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,384.09
|
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
|
pay 62.9% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,590.44
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,032.55
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD9,011.29
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,687.41
|
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
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