Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 3.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.50
|
$3.79
NT$123.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.29
|
$4.76
NT$154.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.74
|
$0.98
NT$31.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.10
|
$0.64
NT$20.76
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.51
|
$1.83
NT$59.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.15
|
$7.72
NT$250.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.34
|
$11.17
NT$362.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.71
|
$2.76
NT$89.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.45
|
$3.31
NT$107.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.93
|
$1.77
NT$57.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.02
|
$0.80
NT$25.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
$1.12
NT$36.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.31
|
$1.43
NT$46.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$1.12
NT$36.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.69
|
$0.98
NT$31.93
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.79
|
$3.61
NT$117.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.64
|
$37.97
NT$1,233.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,302,383.65
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,040,669.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP153.89
|
$9.01
NT$292.58
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP370.59
|
$20.06
NT$651.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,051.60
|
$385.85
NT$12,532.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,847.90
|
$271.82
NT$8,828.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP613.46
|
$62.08
NT$2,016.38
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,313.48
|
$421.29
NT$13,683.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,501.64
|
$14,282.51
NT$463,888.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.97
|
$1.69
NT$54.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.46
|
$2.68
NT$87.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.02
|
$3.70
NT$120.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP889.89
|
$34.15
NT$1,109.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.15
|
$9.15
NT$297.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP858.62
|
$68.20
NT$2,215.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,587.78
|
$28.88
NT$937.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,368.79
|
$77.64
NT$2,521.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,463.99
|
$96.18
NT$3,123.92
|
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