Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 66.7% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Peru, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Peru
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Peru
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
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