Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 83.5% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 70.5% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
|
pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
|
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
|
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