Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Slovakia

Trnava vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Trnava is 38.5% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Trnava
Groceries: pay 35.2% less in Trnava
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Trnava
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Trnava
Childcare: pay 4.0% less in Trnava
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in Trnava
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Trnava

The cost of housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Trnava are more expensive than in Tainan. Expenses including groceries, clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Trnava. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Trnava.

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Trnava vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Tainan	Trnava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$10.08 €9.00	+167.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$9.24 €8.25	+96.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.10 €1.87	+128.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.78 €1.59	+172.5%
Average			+136.7%

Tainan vs. Trnava - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.2% less for groceries

	Tainan	Trnava
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$56.41	$1.65 €1.47	-6.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$7.71 €6.88	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.03 €3.59	-65.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.31 €2.95	+21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.88 €2.57	-35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.66 €0.59	-70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.09	$0.87 €0.78	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.99 €0.88	-28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.98 €1.77	-2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.64 €0.57	-48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.61 €0.54	-41.7%
Average			-35.2%

Tainan vs. Trnava - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Tainan	Trnava
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$125.53	$6.46 €5.77	+64.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,078.50	$17.64 €15.74	-47.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$25,966.67 €23,178.31	-22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$283.42	$13.16 €11.74	+48.4%
Average			-2.5%

Tainan vs. Trnava - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Tainan	Trnava
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$18.65 €16.65	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	$727.83 €649.67	+144.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	$597.19 €533.06	+204.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$200.33 €178.82	+202.3%
Average			+161.5%

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pay 4.0% less for childcare

	Tainan	Trnava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	$419.90 €374.81	-2.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$176K	$5,206.77 €4,647.66	-5.2%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Trnava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.24 €2.00	-20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$103.67	$3.17 €2.83	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.93 €5.30	+51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,437.66	$54.12 €48.31	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$9.63 €8.60	-1.0%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Tainan	Trnava
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$65.32 €58.30	+3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$40.44 €36.09	+1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$67.18 €59.97	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$83.98 €74.96	-20.1%
Average			-9.8%

Tainan vs. Trnava - Cost of clothing

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