Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 29.5% cheaper than Minnesota.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Minnesota, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Minnesota
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.56
|
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
|
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
Minnesota
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
|
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.75
|
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.96
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.53
|
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
|
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Minnesota
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.58
|
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,857.14
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.05
|
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Minnesota
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.60
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,228.09
|
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.43
|
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.76
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
Minnesota
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,264.08
|
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,757.33
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
Minnesota
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.91
|
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.05
|
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
|
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Minnesota
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.73
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.10
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.08
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.90
|
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
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