Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Poland

Warsaw vs. Taoyuan Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 39.1% more expensive than Taoyuan.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 29.5% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 13.1% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 28.4% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Warsaw

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Warsaw are more expensive than in Taoyuan. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Warsaw. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

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Warsaw vs. Taoyuan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Taoyuan, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Taoyuan	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 NT$140.07	$11.51 PLN44.70	+166.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$10.23 PLN39.73	+81.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 NT$32.26	$2.24 PLN8.69	+125.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.56	$2.24 PLN8.71	+222.6%
Average			+133.3%

Taoyuan vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

	Taoyuan	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 NT$39.35	$1.49 PLN5.78	+22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.62 NT$149.92	$4.41 PLN17.13	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.93 NT$354.77	$4.07 PLN15.80	-62.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 NT$69.78	$3.89 PLN15.11	+80.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 NT$109.28	$2.95 PLN11.46	-12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 NT$56.07	$0.54 PLN2.11	-68.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 NT$29.95	$0.77 PLN3.00	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.82	$0.77 PLN3.00	-44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$45.44	$1.83 PLN7.12	+30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.97	$0.40 PLN1.56	-64.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 NT$29.26	$0.41 PLN1.59	-54.7%
Average			-29.5%

Taoyuan vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

	Taoyuan	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$124.91	$6.61 PLN25.68	+71.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$28.12 PLN109.26	-25.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$30,654.89 PLN119K	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.10 NT$295.42	$12.78 PLN49.66	+40.4%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Taoyuan	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.14 NT$718.59	$16.12 PLN62.61	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$649.26 NT$21,070.87	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$436.91 NT$14,179.24	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+117.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.90 NT$1,716.74	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+396.7%
Average			+116.8%

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pay 28.4% less for childcare

	Taoyuan	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.16 NT$16,978.36	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+12.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,703.38 NT$1M	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	-54.4%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Taoyuan	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$61.12	$4.60 PLN17.88	+144.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$97.50	$4.27 PLN16.58	+42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.02 NT$162.99	$6.39 PLN24.83	+27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.32 NT$1,113.78	$46.71 PLN181.45	+36.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.99 NT$356.55	$9.20 PLN35.76	-16.2%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Taoyuan	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.03 NT$2,954.24	$107.88 PLN419.08	+18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.59 NT$797.98	$39.61 PLN153.88	+61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.18 NT$2,699.56	$106.17 PLN412.46	+27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.31 NT$3,157.98	$111.84 PLN434.46	+14.9%
Average			+29.4%

Taoyuan vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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