Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 8.0% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.73
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.97
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.80
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.60
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.08
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
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pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.44
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.00
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,444.43
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.25
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.25
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€854.15
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€694.89
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€86.34
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€431.95
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,532.65
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.11
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.38
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€38.87
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.45
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€73.89
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.00
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.10
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.01
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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