Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Taiwan
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United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.84
|
$18.07
£13.83
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$152.91
|
$8.96
£6.85
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.39
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.55
|
$1.52
£1.17
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pay 17.6% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.77
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$248.25
|
$4.24
£3.24
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$359.21
|
$5.75
£4.40
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.71
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.52
|
$3.66
£2.80
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.04
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.64
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.86
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.93
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.93
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.60
|
$0.60
£0.46
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pay 85.5% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.10
|
$7.22
£5.52
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,220.61
|
$94.64
£72.42
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,029,952.13
|
$33,464.66
£25,606.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$289.57
|
$16.98
£12.99
|
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$644.97
|
$37.59
£28.77
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,403.06
|
$1,224.35
£936.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,737.57
|
$974.65
£745.77
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,995.62
|
$234.45
£179.39
|
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pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,542.45
|
$1,426.61
£1,091.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$459,111.11
|
$18,036.83
£13,801.23
|
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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.25
|
$5.42
£4.15
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.22
|
$3.93
£3.00
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.86
|
$16.35
£12.51
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,097.71
|
$43.82
£33.53
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$294.15
|
$12.87
£9.85
|
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pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,192.40
|
$76.61
£58.62
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$928.33
|
$39.64
£30.33
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,495.77
|
$90.51
£69.25
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,091.75
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$94.66
£72.43
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