Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 39.9% cheaper than Pennsylvania.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Pennsylvania, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
|
Pennsylvania
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.53
|
$4.21
NT$136.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
|
$4.80
NT$155.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$0.95
NT$30.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
|
$0.61
NT$19.77
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
|
Pennsylvania
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
|
$1.76
NT$57.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.37
|
$7.11
NT$230.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
|
$11.33
NT$367.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
|
$2.53
NT$82.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
|
$3.21
NT$104.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$1.77
NT$57.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.80
NT$25.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.10
NT$35.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$1.27
NT$41.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$1.21
NT$39.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.96
NT$31.01
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
|
Pennsylvania
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$3.59
NT$116.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$66.58
|
$37.87
NT$1,227.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,817.25
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,086,527.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.67
|
$9.35
NT$302.91
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
|
Pennsylvania
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.16
|
$18.76
NT$608.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,357.77
|
$386.89
NT$12,539.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,179.21
|
$269.95
NT$8,748.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.88
|
$54.00
NT$1,750.16
|
|
pay 63.8% less for childcare
|
Pennsylvania
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,481.93
|
$472.11
NT$15,300.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,614.17
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,012.41
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pennsylvania
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.58
|
$1.82
NT$59.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
|
$2.59
NT$83.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.13
|
$4.00
NT$129.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.60
|
$34.52
NT$1,118.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.87
|
$9.29
NT$300.96
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Pennsylvania
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.27
|
$63.92
NT$2,071.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.31
|
$28.11
NT$911.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.69
|
$76.13
NT$2,467.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.12
|
$91.74
NT$2,973.15
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