Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 13.7% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$3.79
NT$123.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$4.76
NT$154.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$0.98
NT$31.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.64
NT$20.79
|
|
pay 98.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$1.83
NT$59.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$7.72
NT$251.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$11.17
NT$363.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$2.76
NT$89.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$3.31
NT$107.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.77
NT$57.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$1.12
NT$36.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$1.43
NT$46.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$1.12
NT$36.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.98
NT$31.97
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Poland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$3.61
NT$117.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
$37.97
NT$1,234.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,041,951.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$9.01
NT$292.94
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Poland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$20.06
NT$652.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
$385.85
NT$12,547.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
$271.82
NT$8,839.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
$62.08
NT$2,018.87
|
|
pay 85.1% more for childcare
Poland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
$421.29
NT$13,700.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
$14,282.51
NT$464,459.92
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$1.69
NT$54.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$2.68
NT$87.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$3.70
NT$120.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
$34.15
NT$1,110.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$9.15
NT$297.57
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
$68.20
NT$2,217.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
$28.88
NT$939.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
$77.64
NT$2,524.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
$96.18
NT$3,127.77
|
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