Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 31.5% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
HNL161.46
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
HNL188.80
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
HNL29.75
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
HNL20.67
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
HNL55.94
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
HNL106.34
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
HNL139.75
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
HNL55.25
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
HNL60.20
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
HNL40.12
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
HNL14.58
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
HNL26.03
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL16.39
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.73
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
HNL21.52
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
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pay 3.0% less for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.70
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.26
HNL1,222.56
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,616.27
HNL496,884.81
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
HNL457.31
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
|
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.80
HNL1,742.84
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.35
HNL12,015.48
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$327.29
HNL8,290.22
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
HNL2,313.58
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.45
HNL6,698.55
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,460.97
HNL87,667.19
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
HNL45.46
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
HNL69.71
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
HNL66.77
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
HNL1,050.77
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
HNL131.63
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.41
HNL922.37
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.71
HNL676.51
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.54
HNL1,634.93
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.72
HNL1,943.42
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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