Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 40.5% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA475
|
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA492
|
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
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pay 51.2% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA997
|
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA286
|
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA358
|
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA442
|
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA440
|
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA557
|
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
|
pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
|
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