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Taiwan vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 58.7% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.2% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 21.1% less in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 54.5% less in Taiwan
Housing: pay 73.5% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 65.4% less in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.7% less in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 53.4% less in Taiwan

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Taiwan.

Taiwan vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.2% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$32.37 CHF25.99	$4.82 NT$151.22	-85.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.82 CHF15.11	$5.16 NT$161.99	-72.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.26 CHF4.23	$0.98 NT$30.70	-81.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.76 CHF3.82	$0.67 NT$21.02	-85.9%
Average			-81.2%

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

	Switzerland	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF2.99	$1.77 NT$55.47	-52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.66 CHF11.77	$9.29 NT$291.60	-36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.19 CHF6.58	$11.90 NT$373.42	+45.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.43 CHF5.96	$2.61 NT$82.06	-64.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.43 CHF11.59	$3.56 NT$111.70	-75.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 CHF1.36	$2.03 NT$63.63	+19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 CHF0.89	$1.00 NT$31.34	-9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 CHF1.08	$1.25 NT$39.17	-7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.94 CHF2.36	$1.55 NT$48.61	-47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.93	$1.20 NT$37.82	+3.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CHF0.88	$1.03 NT$32.24	-6.7%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 54.5% less for transportation

	Switzerland	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.41 CHF6.75	$3.78 NT$118.78	-55.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$119.36 CHF95.82	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	-71.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,637.10 CHF32,622.53	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	-12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$45.06 CHF36.17	$9.18 NT$288.18	-79.6%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 73.5% less for housing

	Switzerland	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.20 CHF47.52	$21.10 NT$662.43	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,797.02 CHF1,442.60	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,562.03 CHF1,253.96	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	-81.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$197.97 CHF158.93	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	-72.3%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 65.4% less for childcare

	Switzerland	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,700.86 CHF2,168.19	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	-80.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,359.10 CHF26,779.92	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	-50.0%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.73 CHF7.00	$1.97 NT$61.79	-77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04 CHF4.85	$3.00 NT$94.24	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.28 CHF9.06	$4.54 NT$142.65	-59.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.44 CHF81.43	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	-63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$24.10 CHF19.35	$10.04 NT$315.31	-58.3%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 53.4% less for clothing

	Switzerland	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.30 CHF114.24	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	-54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.55 CHF56.63	$31.24 NT$980.69	-55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$162.86 CHF130.74	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	-51.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.63 CHF162.67	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	-52.5%
Average			-53.4%

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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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