Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Guernsey

Guernsey vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 2.3 times more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Guernsey
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Guernsey
Transportation: pay 49.4% more in Guernsey
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Guernsey
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Guernsey
Clothing: pay 17.4% more in Guernsey

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Guernsey are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Guernsey.

Guernsey vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guernsey instead of Taiwan, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$17.48 £13.20	+307.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$9.56 £7.22	+91.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$2.42 £1.83	+154.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$1.87 £1.41	+189.3%
Average			+188.5%

Taiwan vs. Guernsey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Guernsey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$2.14 £1.62	+22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$7.53 £5.68	-30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$7.70 £5.81	-31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$5.90 £4.45	+136.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$5.59 £4.23	+50.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$2.15 £1.62	+10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$1.05 £0.79	-7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$2.96 £2.24	+117.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$1.58 £1.19	+8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$1.30 £0.98	+20.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$1.10 £0.83	+14.9%
Average			+19.4%

Taiwan vs. Guernsey - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.4% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$8.19 £6.19	+112.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$35.02 £26.45	+1.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$35,678.80 £26,944.66	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$25.80 £19.49	+203.5%
Average			+49.4%

Taiwan vs. Guernsey - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Guernsey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$55.83 £42.16	+164.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$2,172.11 £1,640.38	+369.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$2,122.56 £1,602.96	+629.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$103.58 £78.22	+65.1%
Average			+365.0%

Taiwan vs. Guernsey - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Taiwan	Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$2,092.28 £1,580.09	+289.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$19,821.55 £14,969.26	+13.3%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$6.94 £5.24	+280.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$4.82 £3.64	+70.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$17.18 £12.97	+326.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$81.60 £61.62	+115.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$11.89 £8.98	+19.3%
Average			+112.7%

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pay 17.4% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Guernsey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$102.41 £77.34	+68.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$29.73 £22.45	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$101.31 £76.51	+29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$89.20 £67.36	-3.8%
Average			+17.4%

Taiwan vs. Guernsey - Cost of clothing

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