Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 26.3% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
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Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
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