Cost of living comparison
Albania is 2.4% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Albania instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 52.3% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.84
|
$7.46
ALL692
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$154.17
|
$6.30
ALL584
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$1.58
ALL146
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.72
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$59.25
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$250.29
|
$4.90
ALL455
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$362.16
|
$6.95
ALL645
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$89.43
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$107.40
|
$3.21
ALL298
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.50
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.85
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.16
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.30
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.23
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.86
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$117.05
|
$7.84
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,230.63
|
$15.59
ALL1,446
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,038,404.53
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,824,881
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$291.95
|
$29.40
ALL2,728
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$650.26
|
$15.91
ALL1,476
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,504.84
|
$333.93
ALL30,977
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,809.28
|
$252.77
ALL23,448
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,012.00
|
$66.76
ALL6,193
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,653.59
|
$144.51
ALL13,405
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$462,878.85
|
$2,989.15
ALL277,292
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.69
|
$2.48
ALL230
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.93
|
$1.54
ALL143
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.83
|
$3.54
ALL328
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,106.72
|
$36.41
ALL3,378
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$296.56
|
$8.18
ALL759
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,210.39
|
$45.87
ALL4,255
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$935.94
|
$44.92
ALL4,167
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,516.25
|
$78.19
ALL7,253
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,117.12
|
$103.69
ALL9,619
|
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