Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 52.0% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Grenada
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Grenada
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Grenada
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Grenada
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
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