Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 38.8% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.3% less in Taiwan
- Groceries
-
pay 86.6% more in Taiwan
- Transportation
-
pay 30.2% more in Taiwan
- Housing
-
pay 3.9% more in Taiwan
- Childcare
-
pay 2.5 times more in Taiwan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.9% more in Taiwan
- Clothing
-
pay 5.0% less in Taiwan
The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Taiwan are more expensive than in Ecuador. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Taiwan. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$4.21
NT$136.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$4.80
NT$155.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.95
NT$30.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.61
NT$19.75
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$1.76
NT$57.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$7.11
NT$230.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$11.33
NT$366.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.53
NT$81.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.21
NT$103.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$1.77
NT$57.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.80
NT$25.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.10
NT$35.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.27
NT$41.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.21
NT$39.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.96
NT$30.97
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$3.59
NT$116.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$37.87
NT$1,225.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,085,217.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$9.35
NT$302.55
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$18.76
NT$607.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$386.89
NT$12,523.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$269.95
NT$8,738.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$54.00
NT$1,748.05
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$472.11
NT$15,282.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$14,471.45
NT$468,446.59
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$1.82
NT$58.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.59
NT$83.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$4.00
NT$129.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$34.52
NT$1,117.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$9.29
NT$300.60
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$63.92
NT$2,069.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$28.11
NT$909.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$76.13
NT$2,464.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$91.74
NT$2,969.56
|
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