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Taiwan vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 59.6% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.0% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 21.1% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 4.9% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.2% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 5.6% more in Taiwan

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and housing in Taiwan are more expensive than in Colombia. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

Taiwan vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 1.0% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP17,476.24	$4.21 NT$138.56	+0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP27,536.73	$4.80 NT$158.17	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,262.96	$0.95 NT$31.23	+20.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,476.59	$0.61 NT$20.10	+2.5%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Colombia	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,288.88	$1.76 NT$58.03	+38.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP9,002.02	$7.11 NT$234.31	+228.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP16,140.99	$11.33 NT$373.22	+191.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,404.92	$2.53 NT$83.44	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,103.46	$3.21 NT$105.74	+46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,456.45	$1.77 NT$58.37	+65.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,891.61	$0.80 NT$26.32	+75.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,295.17	$1.10 NT$36.12	+98.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,902.51	$1.27 NT$41.73	+176.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,081.51	$1.21 NT$39.80	+141.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,883.74	$0.96 NT$31.52	+111.2%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 21.1% more for transportation

	Colombia	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP12,701.89	$3.59 NT$118.26	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP142,690.68	$37.87 NT$1,247.64	+10.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP73,376,117.02	$33,524.98 NT$1,104,480.48	+90.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP58,633.15	$9.35 NT$307.92	-33.7%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 4.9% more for housing

	Colombia	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP95,142.33	$18.76 NT$618.11	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,132,948.31	$386.89 NT$12,746.21	+42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP980,971.27	$269.95 NT$8,893.47	+14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP276,165.15	$54.00 NT$1,779.08	-18.7%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Colombia	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP792,919.95	$472.11 NT$15,553.62	+147.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP18,151,746.73	$14,471.45 NT$476,761.87	+231.6%
Average			+189.6%

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pay 88.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,798.94	$1.82 NT$59.99	+57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP5,840.19	$2.59 NT$85.34	+84.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP8,703.20	$4.00 NT$131.68	+91.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP93,387.36	$34.52 NT$1,137.25	+53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP15,196.18	$9.29 NT$305.93	+154.1%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

	Colombia	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP216,349.26	$63.92 NT$2,105.96	+22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP158,974.75	$28.11 NT$926.13	-26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP339,389.50	$76.13 NT$2,508.07	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP287,324.73	$91.74 NT$3,022.27	+32.8%
Average			+5.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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