Cost of living comparison
Australia is 98.3% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Australia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 46.2% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 99.2% more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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