Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 29.8% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
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Netherlands
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.74
|
$3.79
NT$121.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.31
|
$4.76
NT$151.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$0.98
NT$31.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$0.64
NT$20.42
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$1.83
NT$58.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.51
|
$7.72
NT$246.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.12
|
$11.17
NT$356.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$2.76
NT$88.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.25
|
$3.31
NT$105.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.77
NT$56.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.80
NT$25.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.12
NT$35.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$1.43
NT$45.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.12
NT$35.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.98
NT$31.40
|
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pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.25
|
$3.61
NT$115.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.14
|
$37.97
NT$1,212.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,673.80
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,023,313.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.17
|
$9.01
NT$287.70
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.74
|
$20.06
NT$640.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,137.23
|
$385.85
NT$12,323.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€943.39
|
$271.82
NT$8,681.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.40
|
$62.08
NT$1,982.76
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,584.66
|
$421.29
NT$13,455.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,429.60
|
$14,282.51
NT$456,151.79
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.01
|
$1.69
NT$53.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.23
|
$2.68
NT$85.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.51
|
$3.70
NT$118.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.87
|
$34.15
NT$1,090.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.48
|
$9.15
NT$292.25
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.03
|
$68.20
NT$2,178.26
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.45
|
$28.88
NT$922.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.62
|
$77.64
NT$2,479.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.05
|
$96.18
NT$3,071.82
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