Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 3.8 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.80
|
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.76
|
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.65
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN141.88
|
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN267.59
|
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.18
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN146.78
|
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.32
|
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.32
|
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.55
|
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.16
|
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.42
|
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.68
|
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN331.63
|
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.06
|
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,792,154.54
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,274.42
|
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,639.37
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,512.64
|
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,705.57
|
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,409.60
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,784.01
|
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,249.38
|
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN543.28
|
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.43
|
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN323.58
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,148.51
|
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN298.69
|
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN796.51
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN995.64
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
|
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