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Taiwan vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 87.6% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.4% more in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 9.4% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.0% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 22.9% more in Taiwan

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Taiwan are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

Taiwan vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Swaziland, you would:

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pay 48.4% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL53.17	$4.82 NT$151.22	+54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.37	$5.16 NT$161.99	+118.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.50	$0.98 NT$30.70	+1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.60	$0.67 NT$21.02	+19.2%
Average			+48.4%

Swaziland vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Swaziland	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.14	$1.77 NT$55.47	+129.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.77	$9.29 NT$291.60	+101.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL69.57	$11.90 NT$373.42	+192.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.54	$2.61 NT$82.06	+51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL39.30	$3.56 NT$111.70	+54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL12.06	$2.03 NT$63.63	+187.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.81	$1.00 NT$31.34	+193.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.44	$1.25 NT$39.17	+186.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL11.02	$1.55 NT$48.61	+140.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.19	$1.20 NT$37.82	+151.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.97	$1.03 NT$32.24	+76.0%
Average			+133.1%

Swaziland vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL77.24	$3.78 NT$118.78	-16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL516.92	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	+12.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	+106.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL452.92	$9.18 NT$288.18	-65.4%
Average			+9.4%

Swaziland vs. Taiwan - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Swaziland	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL492.30	$21.10 NT$662.43	-26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	+61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	+57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	-8.9%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Swaziland	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	+374.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	+252.7%
Average			+313.6%

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pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL32.00	$1.97 NT$61.79	+5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.74	$3.00 NT$94.24	+52.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.78	$4.54 NT$142.65	+69.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL492.30	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	+30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL64.00	$10.04 NT$315.31	+168.2%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 22.9% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL787.36	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	+41.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL410.25	$31.24 NT$980.69	+30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	+13.9%
Average			+22.9%

Swaziland vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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