Cost of living comparison

Zambia

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 36.6% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 37.3% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 18.9% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 46.6% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 87.3% more in Taiwan

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

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Taiwan vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Zambia	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW109.92	$4.28 NT$136.94	-22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW99.92	$4.99 NT$159.58	-0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 ZMW12.49	$0.95 NT$30.41	+51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ZMW7.18	$0.65 NT$20.68	+79.1%
Average			-1.7%

Zambia vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.3% more for groceries

	Zambia	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ZMW23.42	$1.74 NT$55.75	+48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW102.36	$10.75 NT$343.72	+108.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 ZMW126.55	$11.29 NT$360.84	+77.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ZMW35.27	$2.49 NT$79.71	+40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.08	$3.71 NT$118.68	+29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ZMW21.97	$1.94 NT$61.93	+75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW21.88	$1.13 NT$36.09	+2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW32.86	$1.36 NT$43.50	-17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW13.85	$1.45 NT$46.48	+108.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.14	$1.07 NT$34.32	-7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.47	$0.96 NT$30.56	+15.4%
Average			+37.3%

Zambia vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.9% more for transportation

	Zambia	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 ZMW108.70	$3.85 NT$123.03	-29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW996.85	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	-30.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+337.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW289.78	$8.50 NT$271.68	-41.7%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Zambia	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,092.93	$21.08 NT$673.70	-61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.45 ZMW5,574.28	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	+65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.11 ZMW3,281.70	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	+76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,222.61	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	+2.0%
Average			+46.6%

Zambia vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Zambia	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,747.93	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	+289.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW331K	$17,498.18 NT$559K	+5.2%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW24.98	$1.82 NT$58.32	+45.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.07	$2.83 NT$90.51	+0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW59.95	$4.03 NT$128.75	+33.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,086.68	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW119.91	$9.97 NT$318.70	+65.3%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 87.3% more for clothing

	Zambia	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW462.67	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	+161.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW307.09	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	+111.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW898.13	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	+73.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,441.61	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	+27.9%
Average			+87.3%

Zambia vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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