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
MVR85.00
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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