Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 0.3% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 17.9% less in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 24.8% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 73.6% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 18.0% more in San Salvador

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in San Salvador are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in San Salvador.

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San Salvador vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 32.8% more for restaurants

	Taipei	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$6.75 SVC59.06	+43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$7.00 SVC61.25	+23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$1.14 SVC10.01	+24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$0.83 SVC7.29	+27.7%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 17.9% less for groceries

	Taipei	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$2.85 SVC24.94	+40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$3.85 SVC33.72	-60.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$6.95 SVC60.81	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$3.02 SVC26.39	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$3.16 SVC27.66	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$2.29 SVC20.07	+2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$0.63 SVC5.54	-58.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$1.18 SVC10.35	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$1.56 SVC13.68	-22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$1.33 SVC11.65	+6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$1.49 SVC13.05	+43.3%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Taipei	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$4.75 SVC41.60	+20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$37.50 SVC328.13	-0.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$25,000.00 SVC219K	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$30.00 SVC262.50	+235.3%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	Taipei	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$42.50 SVC371.88	+55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$898.99 SVC7,866.27	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$770.00 SVC6,737.58	+59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$99.35 SVC869.35	+49.9%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 73.6% less for childcare

	Taipei	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$162.67 SVC1,423.35	-75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50	-71.7%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$2.00 SVC17.50	-29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$3.55 SVC31.02	+3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$4.00 SVC35.00	+1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$31.60 SVC276.50	-23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$5.00 SVC43.75	-48.6%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 18.0% more for clothing

	Taipei	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$67.15 SVC587.57	+6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$47.00 SVC411.25	+17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	+39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	+11.3%
Average			+18.0%

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