Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 57.5% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.570
|
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,905.050
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.970
|
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
|
Jordan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.290
|
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.590
|
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.160
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.090
|
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,947.500
|
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.120
|
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.910
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.680
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.960
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.060
|
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
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