Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 0.6% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
$4.21
NT$136.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
$4.80
NT$156.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
$0.95
NT$30.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
$0.61
NT$19.84
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
$1.76
NT$57.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
$7.11
NT$231.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
$11.33
NT$368.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$2.53
NT$82.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
$3.21
NT$104.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
$1.77
NT$57.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
$0.80
NT$25.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
$1.10
NT$35.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
$1.27
NT$41.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
$1.21
NT$39.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
$0.96
NT$31.11
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
$3.59
NT$116.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
$37.87
NT$1,231.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,090,007.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
$9.35
NT$303.88
|
|
pay 41.1% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
$18.76
NT$610.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
$386.89
NT$12,579.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
$269.95
NT$8,776.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
$54.00
NT$1,755.77
|
|
pay 92.8% more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
$472.11
NT$15,349.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
$14,471.45
NT$470,514.54
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
$1.82
NT$59.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
$2.59
NT$84.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
$4.00
NT$129.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
$34.52
NT$1,122.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
$9.29
NT$301.92
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
$63.92
NT$2,078.37
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
$28.11
NT$914.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
$76.13
NT$2,475.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
$91.74
NT$2,982.67
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