Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 2.6% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.01
|
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.51
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.17
|
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.96
|
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.68
|
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.83
|
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.73
|
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,227.77
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.26
|
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
|
pay 58.4% less for housing
Qatar
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.41
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,446.87
|
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,425.33
|
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.07
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,524.37
|
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,681.72
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.27
|
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.19
|
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.06
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR479.14
|
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.02
|
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.74
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.99
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.69
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.10
|
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Taiwan or Qatar. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.