Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.2 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in United States instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
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Taiwan
|
United States
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$119.74
|
$18.02
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$150.27
|
$10.37
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$30.84
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.19
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$57.76
|
$3.43
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$243.96
|
$6.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$353.01
|
$3.93
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$87.17
|
$3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$104.68
|
$5.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$56.05
|
$2.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.20
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.24
|
$2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.13
|
$2.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.31
|
$1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.06
|
$1.38
|
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pay 56.1% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$114.10
|
$3.61
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,199.54
|
$65.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,012,169.54
|
$31,580.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$284.57
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$633.83
|
$67.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,188.91
|
$1,635.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,586.71
|
$1,397.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,961.16
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,308.64
|
$1,344.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$451,184.35
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$53.31
|
$5.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$84.73
|
$4.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$116.81
|
$9.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,078.76
|
$51.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$289.07
|
$13.21
|
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pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,154.54
|
$50.12
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$912.30
|
$40.92
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,452.68
|
$85.55
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,038.37
|
$113.11
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