Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 44.6% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 7.6% more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$3.59
NT$115.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$4.92
NT$158.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$0.95
NT$30.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
|
pay 82.7% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$2.04
NT$65.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$7.52
NT$243.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$11.74
NT$379.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$2.75
NT$88.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$3.63
NT$117.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$2.03
NT$65.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.91
NT$29.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$1.30
NT$42.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$1.46
NT$47.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$1.15
NT$37.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$1.07
NT$34.47
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$3.88
NT$125.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$35.38
NT$1,142.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,679.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$9.61
NT$310.28
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$23.53
NT$760.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$354.11
NT$11,438.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$268.52
NT$8,674.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.76
|
|
pay 50.7% more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$460.31
NT$14,869.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$11,465.74
NT$370,377.70
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.86
NT$59.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$2.74
NT$88.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$3.84
NT$124.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$38.91
NT$1,256.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$9.51
NT$307.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$66.92
NT$2,161.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$31.08
NT$1,004.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$112.81
NT$3,643.94
|
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