Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 34.2% cheaper than New Jersey.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of New Jersey, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
New Jersey
|
Taiwan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.09
|
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
New Jersey
|
Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
|
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
|
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
|
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
New Jersey
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
|
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.25
|
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,515.33
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
|
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
|
pay 71.9% less for housing
New Jersey
|
Taiwan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.73
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,948.09
|
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,569.25
|
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.96
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
New Jersey
|
Taiwan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,526.32
|
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,377.37
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
New Jersey
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
|
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
|
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.91
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.01
|
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
New Jersey
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.90
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.40
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.98
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.77
|
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
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