Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 3.4% cheaper than Angola.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Angola, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
|
Angola
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,360.42
|
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,144.86
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,497.51
|
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA950.94
|
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
|
Angola
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,178.93
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,702.91
|
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,323.01
|
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,133.54
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,476.33
|
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,072.96
|
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA449.45
|
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,262.44
|
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA859.56
|
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA739.74
|
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA645.45
|
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
|
pay 56.2% more for transportation
|
Angola
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,281.73
|
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,287.65
|
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,150,526.21
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,892.94
|
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
|
Angola
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,181.59
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA450,816.68
|
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA258,324.21
|
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,104.43
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
|
Angola
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA636,498.41
|
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,620,765.67
|
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Angola
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,414.84
|
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,276.70
|
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,175.17
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,200.85
|
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,096.04
|
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
|
Angola
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,168.36
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,134.12
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,173.26
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA232,572.33
|
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
|
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