Cost of living comparison
Germany is 63.9% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Germany instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 83.0% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 12.8% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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