Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 20.4% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.86
|
$3.79
NT$123.11
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.92
|
$4.76
NT$154.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
$0.98
NT$31.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
$0.64
NT$20.76
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
$1.83
NT$59.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
$7.72
NT$250.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP5.99
|
$11.17
NT$362.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
$2.76
NT$89.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
$3.31
NT$107.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
$1.77
NT$57.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
$0.80
NT$25.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
$1.12
NT$36.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
$1.43
NT$46.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
$1.12
NT$36.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
$0.98
NT$31.93
|
|
pay 67.1% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
$3.61
NT$117.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.39
|
$37.97
NT$1,233.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,383.65
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,040,669.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.61
|
$9.01
NT$292.58
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.00
|
$20.06
NT$651.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,292.42
|
$385.85
NT$12,532.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,244.63
|
$271.82
NT$8,828.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP68.96
|
$62.08
NT$2,016.38
|
|
pay 26.7% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP632.63
|
$421.29
NT$13,683.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,882.39
|
$14,282.51
NT$463,888.62
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
$1.69
NT$54.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
$2.68
NT$87.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.56
|
$3.70
NT$120.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP55.70
|
$34.15
NT$1,109.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.42
|
$9.15
NT$297.21
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP98.40
|
$68.20
NT$2,215.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.80
|
$28.88
NT$937.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP100.40
|
$77.64
NT$2,521.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP89.12
|
$96.18
NT$3,123.92
|
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