Cost of living comparison
Texas is 65.5% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Texas instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.47
NT$105.33
|
$13.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
NT$142.32
|
$7.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
NT$29.01
|
$1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NT$21.58
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
NT$59.27
|
$2.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.10
NT$306.27
|
$4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.80
NT$357.92
|
$3.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
NT$71.67
|
$2.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
NT$103.94
|
$4.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
NT$46.88
|
$2.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
NT$25.29
|
$0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
NT$31.27
|
$1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$38.56
|
$1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$33.42
|
$1.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
NT$26.83
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
NT$115.14
|
$4.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.90
NT$997.48
|
$57.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,482.36
NT$1,015,286.53
|
$23,334.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.27
NT$250.68
|
$15.14
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.95
NT$695.78
|
$67.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.82
NT$11,577.97
|
$1,174.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.62
NT$8,418.41
|
$924.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.04
NT$1,699.27
|
$127.38
|
|
pay 42.1% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$481.16
NT$14,590.33
|
$821.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,528.17
NT$319,246.07
|
$11,971.05
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
NT$51.88
|
$4.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
NT$75.76
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
NT$123.07
|
$7.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.81
NT$1,207.05
|
$34.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
NT$291.72
|
$10.40
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.93
NT$1,938.60
|
$43.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
NT$894.22
|
$34.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.98
NT$2,364.73
|
$72.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.89
NT$3,544.33
|
$101.41
|
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