Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 4.9% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.91
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.33
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.12
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.16
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.61
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$245.26
|
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.63
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.71
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.28
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.08
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.73
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.42
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.64
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.63
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.79
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.47
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,153.39
|
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,075,576.59
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$313.17
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$767.14
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,545.00
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,754.61
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,848.77
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 85.6% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$15,007.44
|
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,817.42
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.48
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.28
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.22
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,268.45
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$310.11
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,181.71
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,013.43
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,579.66
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,677.78
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
|
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