Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 4.5 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Taiwan
- Groceries
-
pay 3.5 times more in Taiwan
- Transportation
-
pay 98.6% more in Taiwan
- Housing
-
pay 3.7 times more in Taiwan
- Childcare
-
pay 15.3 times more in Taiwan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 87.8% more in Taiwan
- Clothing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Taiwan
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Taiwan are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.42
|
$4.21
NT$138.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT527.28
|
$4.80
NT$157.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.33
|
$0.95
NT$31.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.56
|
$0.61
NT$20.03
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.40
|
$1.76
NT$57.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT454.65
|
$7.11
NT$233.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT311.66
|
$11.33
NT$371.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.22
|
$2.53
NT$83.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.75
|
$3.21
NT$105.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.63
|
$1.77
NT$58.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.98
|
$0.80
NT$26.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.73
|
$1.10
NT$35.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.52
|
$1.27
NT$41.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.41
|
$1.21
NT$39.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.91
|
$0.96
NT$31.40
|
|
pay 98.6% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT440.59
|
$3.59
NT$117.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,472.56
|
$37.87
NT$1,243.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,086,143.97
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,100,407.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT431.78
|
$9.35
NT$306.78
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,855.86
|
$18.76
NT$615.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,049.35
|
$386.89
NT$12,699.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,698.25
|
$269.95
NT$8,860.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,476.77
|
$54.00
NT$1,772.52
|
|
pay 15.3 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,616.77
|
$472.11
NT$15,496.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT115,141.23
|
$14,471.45
NT$475,003.59
|
|
pay 87.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT455.26
|
$1.82
NT$59.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.41
|
$2.59
NT$85.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT309.95
|
$4.00
NT$131.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,398.17
|
$34.52
NT$1,133.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT439.56
|
$9.29
NT$304.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,076.32
|
$63.92
NT$2,098.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,019.31
|
$28.11
NT$922.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,415.56
|
$76.13
NT$2,498.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,959.23
|
$91.74
NT$3,011.13
|
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