Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.1 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Washington instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Washington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$114.59
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$157.15
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.50
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.74
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.28
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$240.39
|
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$375.03
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$87.93
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$115.93
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$64.76
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.14
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$41.58
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$46.69
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$36.88
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.10
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$123.95
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,130.47
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,054,205.59
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$306.94
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$751.90
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,315.61
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,580.66
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,812.04
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,709.25
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$366,389.91
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.28
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$87.51
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$122.73
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,243.24
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$303.95
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,138.36
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$993.29
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,528.41
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,604.71
|
$118.25
|
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