Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 3.1% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.36
|
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
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pay 72.8% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
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pay 7.7% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.74
|
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.18
|
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€486.61
|
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.42
|
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.37
|
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.72
|
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.87
|
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
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pay 26.7% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.58
|
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
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