Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 14.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of United States, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.25
|
$3.65
NT$110.56
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$4.70
NT$142.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$1.00
NT$30.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
|
$0.74
NT$22.55
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
|
$2.03
NT$61.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$18.42
NT$558.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$12.61
NT$382.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
|
$2.26
NT$68.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.18
|
$4.96
NT$150.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$1.97
NT$59.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.96
NT$29.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.21
NT$36.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.66
NT$50.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$1.46
NT$44.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$1.12
NT$34.11
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.62
|
$3.98
NT$120.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.05
|
$37.86
NT$1,148.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,189.08
|
$34,480.27
NT$1,045,546.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
|
$8.41
NT$254.87
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.11
|
$26.78
NT$812.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,225.46
|
$431.08
NT$13,071.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,034.80
|
$317.64
NT$9,631.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.68
|
$52.12
NT$1,580.36
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$891.12
|
$544.27
NT$16,504.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,195.09
|
$11,949.13
NT$362,333.90
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
|
$2.08
NT$63.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
|
$2.60
NT$78.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.90
|
$4.21
NT$127.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.67
|
$45.11
NT$1,367.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.58
|
$10.30
NT$312.31
|
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pay 27.9% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.02
|
$73.05
NT$2,215.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
|
$35.80
NT$1,085.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.54
|
$88.16
NT$2,673.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.31
|
$117.65
NT$3,567.62
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