Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 10.5% cheaper than Montenegro overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.6% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 77.8% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in Taiwan
Housing: pay 32.4% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 92.4% more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Taiwan

The cost of childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Taiwan are more expensive than in Montenegro. Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Taiwan. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

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Taiwan vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Montenegro, you would:

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pay 56.6% less for restaurants

	Montenegro	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.99	$4.28 NT$136.94	-61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 €8.59	$4.99 NT$159.58	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$0.95 NT$30.41	-58.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 €1.34	$0.65 NT$20.68	-57.0%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 77.8% more for groceries

	Montenegro	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 €0.89	$1.74 NT$55.75	+75.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 €3.85	$10.75 NT$343.72	+149.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 €4.10	$11.29 NT$360.84	+146.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 €2.74	$2.49 NT$79.71	-18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.53 €3.15	$3.71 NT$118.68	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.55	$1.94 NT$61.93	+215.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.13 NT$36.09	+52.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$1.36 NT$43.50	+100.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.45 NT$46.48	+27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 €0.37	$1.07 NT$34.32	+161.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.45	$0.96 NT$30.56	+90.8%
Average			+77.8%

Montenegro vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Montenegro	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 €5.85	$3.85 NT$123.03	-41.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.79 €32.84	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	-5.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,365.51 €26,212.19	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.81 €8.76	$8.50 NT$271.68	-13.4%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 32.4% less for housing

	Montenegro	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.12 €27.77	$21.08 NT$673.70	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.92 €547.10	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$466.81 €416.69	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	-37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.23 €89.47	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	-37.4%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 92.4% more for childcare

	Montenegro	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.02 €319.57	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	+50.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,100.06 €6,337.64	$17,498.18 NT$559K	+146.5%
Average			+92.4%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Montenegro	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.94 €2.62	$1.82 NT$58.32	-37.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 €2.26	$2.83 NT$90.51	+11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 €3.73	$4.03 NT$128.75	-3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.64 €38.95	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	-13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 €5.45	$9.97 NT$318.70	+63.4%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Montenegro	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.85 €75.74	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	-28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.05 €33.07	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	-11.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.45 €77.16	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.29 €98.45	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	-15.9%
Average			-16.6%

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