Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 22.5% cheaper than South Carolina.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
South Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.18
|
$3.59
NT$116.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.06
|
$4.92
NT$160.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$0.95
NT$31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
|
$0.65
NT$21.16
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
South Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.83
|
$2.04
NT$66.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
|
$7.52
NT$245.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$11.74
NT$382.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$2.75
NT$89.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.20
|
$3.63
NT$118.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$2.03
NT$66.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.91
NT$29.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.30
NT$42.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$1.46
NT$47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.15
NT$37.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.07
NT$34.79
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
South Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$3.88
NT$126.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.60
|
$35.38
NT$1,153.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,663.18
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,075,576.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
|
$9.61
NT$313.17
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
South Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.55
|
$23.53
NT$767.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,496.22
|
$354.11
NT$11,545.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,091.77
|
$268.52
NT$8,754.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.97
|
$56.71
NT$1,848.77
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
South Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$885.76
|
$460.31
NT$15,007.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,849.60
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,817.42
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
South Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
|
$1.86
NT$60.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
|
$2.74
NT$89.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.35
|
$3.84
NT$125.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.74
|
$38.91
NT$1,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
|
$9.51
NT$310.11
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
South Carolina
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.35
|
$66.92
NT$2,181.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.42
|
$31.08
NT$1,013.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
|
$79.12
NT$2,579.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.39
|
$112.81
NT$3,677.78
|
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