Cost of living comparison
United States is 97.2% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in United States instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
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Taiwan
|
United States
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$112.15
|
$18.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$153.80
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$29.86
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.30
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$63.89
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$235.27
|
$5.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$367.05
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$86.06
|
$4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$113.47
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$63.38
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$28.52
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$40.69
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$45.70
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$36.10
|
$1.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$33.38
|
$1.27
|
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pay 30.9% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$121.31
|
$3.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,106.41
|
$63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,031,765.75
|
$25,096.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$300.41
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$735.89
|
$70.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,074.74
|
$1,528.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,398.01
|
$1,282.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,773.46
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 93.1% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,396.15
|
$1,137.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$358,590.93
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$58.02
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$85.65
|
$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$120.12
|
$8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,216.78
|
$42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$297.48
|
$12.04
|
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pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,092.84
|
$45.40
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$972.15
|
$36.73
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,474.59
|
$79.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,527.98
|
$109.59
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