Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 1.4% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Mali, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Mali
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Taiwan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
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pay 27.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
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pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
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