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Taiwan

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Uruguay

Maldonado vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Maldonado is 35.0% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Maldonado
Groceries: pay 19.7% less in Maldonado
Transportation: pay 30.6% more in Maldonado
Housing: pay 51.1% more in Maldonado
Childcare: pay 18.3% more in Maldonado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in Maldonado
Clothing: pay 21.6% more in Maldonado

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Maldonado are more expensive than in Tainan. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Maldonado.

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Maldonado vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldonado instead of Tainan, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Tainan	Maldonado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$15.00 UYU602.50	+298.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$13.71 UYU550.83	+191.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.68 UYU107.72	+192.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$2.05 UYU82.36	+214.2%
Average			+237.9%

Tainan vs. Maldonado - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.7% less for groceries

	Tainan	Maldonado
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$56.41	$2.74 UYU110.07	+55.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$7.03 UYU282.51	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.37 UYU175.53	-62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.09 UYU164.25	+50.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$5.29 UYU212.47	+18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.28 UYU51.49	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.09	$0.99 UYU39.64	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.80 UYU32.04	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.44 UYU57.78	-28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.92 UYU37.09	-25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.93 UYU37.36	-10.6%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

	Tainan	Maldonado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$125.53	$8.25 UYU331.28	+110.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,078.50	$49.87 UYU2,003.04	+47.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$283.42	$6.89 UYU276.82	-22.3%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 51.1% more for housing

	Tainan	Maldonado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$44.58 UYU1,790.50	+107.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	$423.88 UYU17,025.81	+42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	$317.91 UYU12,769.35	+62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$87.95 UYU3,532.56	+32.7%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 18.3% more for childcare

	Tainan	Maldonado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	$498.68 UYU20,030.36	+15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$176K	$6,649.05 UYU267K	+21.0%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Maldonado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.99 UYU120.18	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$103.67	$4.66 UYU187.13	+43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.49 UYU220.33	+39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,437.66	$48.21 UYU1,936.27	+7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$12.22 UYU490.74	+25.6%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 21.6% more for clothing

	Tainan	Maldonado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$89.81 UYU3,607.23	+42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$37.40 UYU1,502.28	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$124.46 UYU4,999.24	+46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$118.09 UYU4,743.35	+12.4%
Average			+21.6%

Tainan vs. Maldonado - Cost of clothing

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