Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 91.7% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Taiwan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$110.06
|
$16.63
€15.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$150.94
|
$9.41
€8.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$29.30
|
$2.04
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$19.92
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
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pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$62.70
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$230.89
|
$4.31
€4.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$360.21
|
$4.75
€4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$84.46
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$111.35
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$62.20
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$27.98
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$39.94
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$44.85
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$35.43
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$32.76
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 98.8% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$119.06
|
$7.64
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,085.81
|
$113.76
€106.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,012,558.88
|
$32,407.58
€30,199.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$294.82
|
$17.14
€15.98
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$722.19
|
$52.84
€49.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$10,868.58
|
$1,291.60
€1,203.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,241.68
|
$1,147.51
€1,069.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,740.45
|
$156.48
€145.82
|
|
pay 35.0% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,128.16
|
$893.73
€832.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$351,915.57
|
$8,678.25
€8,086.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$56.94
|
$5.53
€5.15
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$84.05
|
$3.60
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$117.89
|
$15.83
€14.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,194.13
|
$59.94
€55.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$291.94
|
$11.50
€10.72
|
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pay 5.3% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,053.88
|
$76.22
€71.03
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$954.05
|
$37.26
€34.72
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,428.52
|
$85.01
€79.21
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,462.30
|
$90.50
€84.34
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