Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 29.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Austria, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
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Austria
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.59
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.73
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.33
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.75
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
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pay 23.5% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.98
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.36
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.16
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
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pay 60.9% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€791.23
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€668.37
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 5.1% more for childcare
|
Austria
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€413.87
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.41
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.44
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.52
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.93
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
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pay 24.3% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.61
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
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