Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 27.7% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.15
|
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
North Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
|
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
North Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
|
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,513.75
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
|
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
North Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,481.44
|
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,208.87
|
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.46
|
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,256.56
|
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
|
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.90
|
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
|
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
North Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.91
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.67
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.53
|
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
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