Cost of living comparison
United States is 86.9% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in United States instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.47
NT$103.36
|
$15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
NT$139.65
|
$8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
NT$28.47
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NT$21.18
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
NT$58.17
|
$2.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.10
NT$300.54
|
$5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.80
NT$351.22
|
$3.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
NT$70.33
|
$2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
NT$102.00
|
$4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
NT$46.00
|
$2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
NT$24.82
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
NT$30.68
|
$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$37.84
|
$1.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$32.79
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
NT$26.32
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 46.6% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
NT$112.99
|
$4.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.90
NT$978.81
|
$64.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,482.36
NT$996,284.45
|
$24,050.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.27
NT$245.99
|
$16.53
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.95
NT$682.76
|
$68.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.82
NT$11,361.27
|
$1,446.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.62
NT$8,260.85
|
$1,166.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.04
NT$1,667.46
|
$132.57
|
|
pay 73.1% more for childcare
Taiwan
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$481.16
NT$14,317.25
|
$980.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,528.17
NT$313,271.07
|
$14,983.58
|
|
pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
NT$50.91
|
$5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
NT$74.34
|
$4.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
NT$120.76
|
$8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.81
NT$1,184.46
|
$40.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
NT$286.26
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.93
NT$1,902.32
|
$44.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
NT$877.48
|
$36.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.98
NT$2,320.47
|
$77.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.89
NT$3,477.99
|
$98.75
|
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