Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 1.8% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Mali, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA480
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA361
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA467
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
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