Cost of living comparison
Finland is 59.3% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Finland instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Finland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
$13.74
€12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 74.7% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
$8.90
€8.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
$58.04
€54.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
$20.72
€19.35
|
|
pay 77.0% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
$744.51
€695.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
$617.65
€576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
$346.47
€323.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
$7.11
€6.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
$4.18
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
$43.96
€41.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
$15.18
€14.18
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
$117.91
€110.14
|
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