Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 4.9% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Mali, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,966
|
$3.79
NT$123.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,982
|
$4.76
NT$154.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$0.98
NT$31.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA389
|
$0.64
NT$20.76
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA635
|
$1.83
NT$59.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,813
|
$7.72
NT$250.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,718
|
$11.17
NT$362.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,554
|
$2.76
NT$89.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,158
|
$3.31
NT$107.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.77
NT$57.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.80
NT$25.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$1.12
NT$36.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA767
|
$1.43
NT$46.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$1.12
NT$36.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA366
|
$0.98
NT$31.93
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,313
|
$3.61
NT$117.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.97
NT$1,233.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,040.82
NT$1,040,669.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.01
NT$292.58
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,651
|
$20.06
NT$651.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA302,103
|
$385.85
NT$12,532.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,846
|
$271.82
NT$8,828.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,306
|
$62.08
NT$2,016.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$421.29
NT$13,683.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,282.51
NT$463,888.62
|
pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,593
|
$1.69
NT$54.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,199
|
$2.68
NT$87.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
$3.70
NT$120.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,260
|
$34.15
NT$1,109.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,625
|
$9.15
NT$297.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$68.20
NT$2,215.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.88
NT$937.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.64
NT$2,521.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.18
NT$3,123.92
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