Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 63.3% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,538.97
|
$3.79
NT$123.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,908.71
|
$4.76
NT$154.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,037.97
|
$0.98
NT$31.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS809.48
|
$0.64
NT$20.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,149.52
|
$1.83
NT$59.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,025.85
|
$7.72
NT$250.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.22
|
$11.17
NT$362.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,401.53
|
$2.76
NT$89.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,819.01
|
$3.31
NT$107.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS692.68
|
$1.77
NT$57.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS621.40
|
$0.80
NT$25.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS493.33
|
$1.12
NT$36.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS581.51
|
$1.43
NT$46.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.97
|
$1.12
NT$36.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.83
|
$0.98
NT$31.93
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.09
|
$3.61
NT$117.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,641.87
|
$37.97
NT$1,233.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,864,451.32
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,040,669.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,533.38
|
$9.01
NT$292.58
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,943.52
|
$20.06
NT$651.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS227,993.10
|
$385.85
NT$12,532.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS171,271.62
|
$271.82
NT$8,828.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,582.55
|
$62.08
NT$2,016.38
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS129,848.03
|
$421.29
NT$13,683.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,572,855.74
|
$14,282.51
NT$463,888.62
|
|
pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,606.66
|
$1.69
NT$54.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,653.27
|
$2.68
NT$87.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,720.14
|
$3.70
NT$120.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,601.22
|
$34.15
NT$1,109.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,889.56
|
$9.15
NT$297.21
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS53,659.66
|
$68.20
NT$2,215.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,818.26
|
$28.88
NT$937.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS95,646.10
|
$77.64
NT$2,521.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS82,330.80
|
$96.18
NT$3,123.92
|
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