Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 28.5% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of United States, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Taiwan
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$3.47
NT$103.36
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$4.69
NT$139.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.96
NT$28.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.71
NT$21.18
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$1.95
NT$58.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.66
|
$10.10
NT$300.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$11.80
NT$351.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
|
$2.36
NT$70.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
$3.43
NT$102.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.55
NT$46.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.83
NT$24.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.03
NT$30.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.27
NT$37.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.10
NT$32.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.88
NT$26.32
|
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pay 19.0% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
|
$3.80
NT$112.99
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.19
|
$32.90
NT$978.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,050.13
|
$33,482.36
NT$996,284.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.53
|
$8.27
NT$245.99
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.65
|
$22.95
NT$682.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.14
|
$381.82
NT$11,361.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,166.13
|
$277.62
NT$8,260.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.57
|
$56.04
NT$1,667.46
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$980.97
|
$481.16
NT$14,317.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,983.58
|
$10,528.17
NT$313,271.07
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
|
$1.71
NT$50.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
|
$2.50
NT$74.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$4.06
NT$120.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.54
|
$39.81
NT$1,184.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
$9.62
NT$286.26
|
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pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
|
$63.93
NT$1,902.32
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
|
$29.49
NT$877.48
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.71
|
$77.98
NT$2,320.47
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.75
|
$116.89
NT$3,477.99
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