Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Slovakia

Slovakia vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Slovakia is 20.1% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 96.2% more in Slovakia
Groceries: pay 29.0% less in Slovakia
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Slovakia
Housing: pay 63.7% more in Slovakia
Childcare: pay 26.8% less in Slovakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Slovakia
Clothing: pay 3.2% more in Slovakia

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Slovakia are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Slovakia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Slovakia.

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Slovakia vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.2% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Slovakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$8.84 €7.89	+106.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$8.92 €7.96	+78.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$1.86 €1.66	+95.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$1.41 €1.26	+118.2%
Average			+96.2%

Taiwan vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.0% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Slovakia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$1.40 €1.25	-19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$5.92 €5.28	-45.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$3.92 €3.50	-65.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$3.72 €3.32	+49.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$3.31 €2.95	-10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$0.83 €0.74	-56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.84 €0.75	-25.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$1.03 €0.92	-24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$1.75 €1.57	+20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.61 €0.55	-43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.64 €0.58	-32.6%
Average			-29.0%

Taiwan vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Slovakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$6.85 €6.12	+78.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$29.63 €26.45	-14.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$25,866.96 €23,089.31	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$12.42 €11.09	+46.2%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 63.7% more for housing

	Taiwan	Slovakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$19.25 €17.19	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$608.23 €542.92	+31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$502.60 €448.63	+72.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$194.53 €173.64	+210.1%
Average			+63.7%

Taiwan vs. Slovakia - Cost of housing

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pay 26.8% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Slovakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$469.66 €419.23	-12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$10,742.31 €9,588.78	-38.6%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Slovakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$2.27 €2.03	+24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$2.69 €2.40	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$6.08 €5.43	+50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$42.98 €38.36	+13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$8.85 €7.90	-11.2%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 3.2% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Slovakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$68.85 €61.46	+12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$34.33 €30.64	+5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$79.79 €71.22	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$87.22 €77.86	-6.0%
Average			+3.2%

Taiwan vs. Slovakia - Cost of clothing

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