Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 8.8% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Japan, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
Japan
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Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Japan
|
Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Japan
|
Taiwan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
Japan
|
Taiwan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
|
pay 13.3% more for childcare
Japan
|
Taiwan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Taiwan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
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pay 27.0% more for clothing
Japan
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
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