Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 58.2% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 61.3% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 40.8% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 43.5% more in Taiwan

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Taiwan are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

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Taiwan vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Uzbekistan, you would:

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pay 7.9% less for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.68 UZS80,639.11	$4.28 NT$139.05	-35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.56 UZS55,074.97	$4.99 NT$162.04	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 UZS9,088.42	$0.95 NT$30.88	+26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,180.24	$0.65 NT$21.00	+86.9%
Average			-7.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 UZS6,083.39	$1.74 NT$56.61	+246.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 UZS37,139.20	$10.75 NT$349.01	+249.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 UZS48,915.95	$11.29 NT$366.40	+178.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UZS19,001.44	$2.49 NT$80.93	+58.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 UZS20,654.01	$3.71 NT$120.51	+117.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 UZS6,435.92	$1.94 NT$62.88	+263.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 UZS10,457.00	$1.13 NT$36.64	+30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 UZS12,772.60	$1.36 NT$44.17	+28.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UZS8,810.05	$1.45 NT$47.20	+99.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 UZS3,748.58	$1.07 NT$34.85	+245.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 UZS2,295.15	$0.96 NT$31.03	+402.9%
Average			+150.6%

Uzbekistan vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.3% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.62 UZS55,756.68	$3.85 NT$124.93	-16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.05 UZS97,239.79	$34.67 NT$1,125.07	+330.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,434.35 UZS307M	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.16 UZS38,122.07	$8.50 NT$275.86	+169.2%
Average			+61.3%

Uzbekistan vs. Taiwan - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.8% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.06 UZS146K	$21.08 NT$684.07	+74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.41 UZS3M	$462.93 NT$15,023.86	+62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.65 UZS2M	$291.17 NT$9,449.44	+45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.36 UZS922K	$62.73 NT$2,035.67	-17.9%
Average			+40.8%

Uzbekistan vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.37 UZS3M	$537.84 NT$17,454.70	+117.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,457.10 UZS78M	$17,498.18 NT$568K	+171.0%
Average			+142.7%

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pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 UZS20,965.36	$1.82 NT$59.22	+5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 UZS21,618.32	$2.83 NT$91.90	+58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS24,158.43	$4.03 NT$130.73	+101.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.82 UZS722K	$37.82 NT$1,227.43	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.14 UZS49,938.49	$9.97 NT$323.61	+141.1%
Average			+31.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Taiwan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.5% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.08 UZS255K	$60.97 NT$1,978.77	+189.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.80 UZS360K	$32.64 NT$1,059.16	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.82 UZS1000K	$78.55 NT$2,549.27	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.68 UZS793K	$92.75 NT$3,009.92	+41.2%
Average			+43.5%

Uzbekistan vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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