Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 24.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK387
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK278
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK827
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK168
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK141
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK161
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK258
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK170
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK108
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK640
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 48.6% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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