Cost of living comparison
Israel is 86.2% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Israel instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
$17.90
₪67.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
$6.33
₪23.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
$6.35
₪23.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
$4.41
₪16.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
$1.35
₪5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 57.8% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
$7.29
₪27.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
$56.84
₪213.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
$16.01
₪60.23
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
|
pay 27.4% more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
$7.83
₪29.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
$3.48
₪13.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
$63.71
₪239.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
$11.62
₪43.73
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
$124.42
₪468.13
|
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