Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.0 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
|
pay 66.2% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
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