Cost of living comparison
Florida is 96.5% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Florida instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Florida
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$114.59
|
$19.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$157.15
|
$9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.50
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.74
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.28
|
$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$240.39
|
$6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$375.03
|
$4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$87.93
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$115.93
|
$5.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$64.76
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.14
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$41.58
|
$1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$46.69
|
$2.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$36.88
|
$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.10
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$123.95
|
$3.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,130.47
|
$52.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,054,205.59
|
$24,899.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$306.94
|
$15.08
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$751.90
|
$69.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,315.61
|
$1,757.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,580.66
|
$1,518.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,812.04
|
$124.44
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,709.25
|
$960.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$366,389.91
|
$14,658.88
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.28
|
$4.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$87.51
|
$4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$122.73
|
$7.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,243.24
|
$39.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$303.95
|
$12.34
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,138.36
|
$44.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$993.29
|
$35.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,528.41
|
$82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,604.71
|
$107.70
|
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