Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 54.3% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.85
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.62
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Georgia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.91
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.41
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.30
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.17
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 70.7% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.26
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.60
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,107.72
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.34
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
Georgia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.23
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,291.65
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL885.63
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.72
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL546.33
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,503.10
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.22
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.71
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL7.99
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.79
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.29
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.61
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.05
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL273.65
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL282.58
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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