Cost of living comparison
Arizona is 2.0 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Arizona instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Arizona
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$115.83
|
$23.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$158.86
|
$11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.84
|
$2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
$1.57
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.99
|
$2.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$243.00
|
$5.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$379.11
|
$3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$88.89
|
$4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.20
|
$4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.47
|
$2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.45
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.03
|
$1.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.20
|
$1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.28
|
$1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.47
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.30
|
$3.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,142.77
|
$60.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,679.55
|
$27,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$310.28
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$760.08
|
$82.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,438.77
|
$1,525.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,674.05
|
$1,271.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.76
|
$138.27
|
|
pay 72.0% more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,869.34
|
$989.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$370,377.70
|
$14,788.44
|
|
pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.92
|
$5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.46
|
$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.07
|
$8.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,256.77
|
$37.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$307.25
|
$11.06
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,161.63
|
$44.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,004.10
|
$33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.93
|
$80.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,643.94
|
$96.76
|
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