Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 20.5% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$3.59
NT$116.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$4.92
NT$160.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$0.95
NT$31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$0.65
NT$21.16
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$2.04
NT$66.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$7.52
NT$245.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$11.74
NT$382.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$2.75
NT$89.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$3.63
NT$118.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$2.03
NT$66.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$0.91
NT$29.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$1.30
NT$42.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$1.46
NT$47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$1.15
NT$37.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$1.07
NT$34.79
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$3.88
NT$126.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$35.38
NT$1,153.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,075,576.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$9.61
NT$313.17
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
Sweden
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$23.53
NT$767.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$354.11
NT$11,545.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$268.52
NT$8,754.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$56.71
NT$1,848.77
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$460.31
NT$15,007.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,817.42
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$1.86
NT$60.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$2.74
NT$89.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$3.84
NT$125.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$38.91
NT$1,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$9.51
NT$310.11
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$66.92
NT$2,181.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$31.08
NT$1,013.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$79.12
NT$2,579.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$112.81
NT$3,677.78
|
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