Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 13.2% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Finland, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$3.79
NT$121.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$4.76
NT$152.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.98
NT$31.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.64
NT$20.51
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.83
NT$58.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$7.72
NT$247.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$11.17
NT$358.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$2.76
NT$88.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$3.31
NT$106.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.77
NT$56.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.80
NT$25.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.12
NT$35.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$1.43
NT$45.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.12
NT$35.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.98
NT$31.54
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$3.61
NT$115.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$37.97
NT$1,218.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,027,831.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$9.01
NT$288.97
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$20.06
NT$643.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$385.85
NT$12,377.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$271.82
NT$8,719.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$62.08
NT$1,991.51
|
|
pay 62.1% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$421.29
NT$13,514.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$14,282.51
NT$458,165.62
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$1.69
NT$54.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$2.68
NT$86.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$3.70
NT$118.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$34.15
NT$1,095.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$9.15
NT$293.54
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$68.20
NT$2,187.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$28.88
NT$926.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$77.64
NT$2,490.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$96.18
NT$3,085.38
|
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