Cost of living comparison
Austria is 64.4% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Austria instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 51.7% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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