Cost of living comparison

Palau

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 35.7% cheaper than Palau overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 34.9% less in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 5.3% less in Taiwan
Housing: pay 46.2% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.5% less in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 48.7% less in Taiwan

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Taiwan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

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Taiwan vs. Palau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.1% less for restaurants

	Palau	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.50	$4.28 NT$139.77	-68.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$4.99 NT$162.88	-50.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37	$0.95 NT$31.04	-30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07	$0.65 NT$21.11	-39.3%
Average			-57.1%

Palau vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

	Palau	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44	$1.74 NT$56.90	-49.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00	$10.75 NT$350.82	+115.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.97	$11.29 NT$368.29	+13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.45	$2.49 NT$81.35	-61.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.30	$3.71 NT$121.13	-41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40	$1.94 NT$63.21	-19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.13 NT$36.83	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.36 NT$44.40	-45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$7.50	$1.45 NT$47.44	-80.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.09	$1.07 NT$35.03	-48.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50	$0.96 NT$31.19	-36.3%
Average			-34.9%

Palau vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Palau	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.34	$3.85 NT$125.57	-47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.67 NT$1,130.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,500.00	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+88.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.50 NT$277.29
Average			-5.3%

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pay 46.2% less for housing

	Palau	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$199.00	$21.08 NT$687.61	-89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$725.00	$462.93 NT$15,101.54	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.00	$291.17 NT$9,498.30	-44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$62.73 NT$2,046.19
Average			-46.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Palau	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.00	$537.84 NT$17,544.95	+115.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$17,498.18 NT$571K
Average			+115.1%

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pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Palau	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50	$1.82 NT$59.53	+21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08	$2.83 NT$92.38	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.00	$4.03 NT$131.41	-73.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.00	$37.82 NT$1,233.78	-52.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.97 NT$325.28
Average			-37.5%

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pay 48.7% less for clothing

	Palau	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.00	$60.97 NT$1,989.00	-28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00	$32.64 NT$1,064.63	-49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$195.00	$78.55 NT$2,562.45	-59.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$195.00	$92.75 NT$3,025.49	-52.4%
Average			-48.7%

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