Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 29.9% cheaper than Alabama.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.9% less in Taiwan
- Groceries
-
pay 2.6% less in Taiwan
- Transportation
-
pay 6.5% less in Taiwan
- Housing
-
pay 66.6% less in Taiwan
- Childcare
-
pay 34.9% less in Taiwan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 36.1% less in Taiwan
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Taiwan
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Taiwan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
|
Alabama
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.94
|
$4.21
NT$136.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.04
|
$4.80
NT$156.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$0.61
NT$19.84
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
|
Alabama
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
|
$1.76
NT$57.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.87
|
$7.11
NT$231.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$11.33
NT$368.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
|
$2.53
NT$82.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
|
$3.21
NT$104.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
|
$1.77
NT$57.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.80
NT$25.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.10
NT$35.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$1.27
NT$41.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.21
NT$39.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.96
NT$31.12
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Alabama
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$3.59
NT$116.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$37.87
NT$1,231.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,723.76
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,090,332.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.76
|
$9.35
NT$303.97
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
|
Alabama
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.12
|
$18.76
NT$610.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,069.72
|
$386.89
NT$12,582.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.44
|
$269.95
NT$8,779.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.52
|
$54.00
NT$1,756.29
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
|
Alabama
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$992.09
|
$472.11
NT$15,354.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,515.79
|
$14,471.45
NT$470,654.92
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Alabama
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.82
NT$59.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.90
|
$2.59
NT$84.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.31
|
$4.00
NT$130.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.18
|
$34.52
NT$1,122.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.05
|
$9.29
NT$302.01
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Alabama
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
|
$63.92
NT$2,078.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.85
|
$28.11
NT$914.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.09
|
$76.13
NT$2,475.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
|
$91.74
NT$2,983.56
|
|
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