Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 20.0% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 87.8% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.84
|
$7.61
€7.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$154.17
|
$7.82
€7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.72
|
$1.43
€1.32
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Slovakia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$59.25
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$250.29
|
$5.86
€5.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$362.16
|
$3.88
€3.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$89.43
|
$3.34
€3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$107.40
|
$3.17
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.50
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.85
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.16
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.30
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.23
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.86
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$117.05
|
$6.56
€6.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,230.63
|
$26.03
€24.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,038,404.53
|
$25,571.83
€23,661.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$291.95
|
$12.02
€11.12
|
|
pay 76.8% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$650.26
|
$19.97
€18.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,504.84
|
$574.42
€531.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,809.28
|
$479.28
€443.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,012.00
|
$175.37
€162.27
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,653.59
|
$376.22
€348.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$462,878.85
|
$7,374.05
€6,823.21
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.69
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.93
|
$2.33
€2.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.83
|
$5.14
€4.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,106.72
|
$40.30
€37.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$296.56
|
$8.28
€7.66
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Slovakia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,210.39
|
$65.69
€60.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$935.94
|
$36.31
€33.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,516.25
|
$80.32
€74.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,117.12
|
$85.31
€78.93
|
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