Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 74.4% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
|
pay 87.7% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
|
pay 64.5% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
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