Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 33.6% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
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Taiwan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.12
|
$5.53
UAH228.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$152.00
|
$5.04
UAH208.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.20
|
$0.61
UAH25.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.43
|
$0.41
UAH16.98
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.42
|
$0.59
UAH24.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$246.77
|
$3.81
UAH157.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$357.07
|
$3.66
UAH151.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.18
|
$1.72
UAH71.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$105.89
|
$1.72
UAH70.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$56.70
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.49
|
$0.67
UAH27.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.65
|
$0.67
UAH27.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.65
|
$0.83
UAH34.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.72
|
$0.21
UAH8.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
$0.33
UAH13.64
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$115.41
|
$5.08
UAH210.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,213.32
|
$10.14
UAH419.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,023,800.33
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,113,598.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$287.84
|
$3.91
UAH161.65
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$641.11
|
$5.56
UAH229.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,328.97
|
$280.46
UAH11,604.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,685.38
|
$189.50
UAH7,840.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,983.70
|
$59.87
UAH2,477.29
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,461.56
|
$240.96
UAH9,969.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$456,368.88
|
$4,166.24
UAH172,380.90
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$53.93
|
$1.02
UAH42.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$85.70
|
$1.09
UAH45.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.15
|
$2.12
UAH87.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,091.16
|
$20.75
UAH858.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$292.39
|
$3.69
UAH152.57
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,179.30
|
$47.47
UAH1,964.19
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$922.78
|
$31.04
UAH1,284.30
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,480.87
|
$71.91
UAH2,975.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,073.28
|
$83.50
UAH3,454.68
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