Cost of living comparison
Italy is 52.6% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Italy instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Italy
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.06
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$151.93
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.18
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.42
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.39
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$246.65
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$356.90
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.13
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$105.84
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$56.67
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.48
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.63
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.63
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.70
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.40
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$115.35
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,212.75
|
$38.24
€35.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,023,313.31
|
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$287.70
|
$19.55
€17.98
|
|
pay 90.5% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$640.81
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,323.11
|
$660.64
€607.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,681.25
|
$504.89
€464.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,982.76
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,455.16
|
$519.28
€477.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$456,151.79
|
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
|
pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$53.90
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$85.66
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.09
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,090.64
|
$52.41
€48.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$292.25
|
$9.51
€8.75
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,178.26
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$922.34
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,479.69
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,071.82
|
$115.51
€106.22
|
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