Cost of living comparison
Spain is 35.9% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Spain instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Spain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$123.26
|
$13.31
€12.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$154.70
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.75
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.79
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$59.46
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$251.14
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$363.40
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$89.74
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$107.76
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.70
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.28
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.46
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.35
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.97
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$117.45
|
$6.53
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,234.83
|
$35.45
€33.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,041,951.45
|
$33,659.33
€31,398.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$292.94
|
$14.39
€13.42
|
|
pay 100.0% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$652.48
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,547.56
|
$828.43
€772.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,839.37
|
$665.31
€620.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,018.87
|
$106.67
€99.50
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,700.23
|
$381.14
€355.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$464,459.92
|
$7,410.38
€6,912.56
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.88
|
$2.76
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$87.22
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$120.24
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,110.50
|
$43.03
€40.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$297.57
|
$8.46
€7.90
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,217.94
|
$73.08
€68.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$939.14
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,524.85
|
$75.09
€70.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,127.77
|
$91.97
€85.79
|
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