Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 3.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
|
pay 98.6% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS962
|
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS726
|
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
|
pay 71.4% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS640
|
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
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