Cost of living comparison
Arkansas is 58.0% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Arkansas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
$13.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
$8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
$1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
$1.68
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
$2.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
$5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
$3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
$3.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
$3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
$1.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
$1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
$0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
$0.98
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
$2.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
$35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
$24,872.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
$13.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
$66.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
$884.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
$721.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
$140.05
|
|
pay 40.2% more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
$887.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
$10,052.22
|
|
pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
$4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
$4.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
$7.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
$41.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
$10.86
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
$45.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
$38.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
$79.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
$101.11
|
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