Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 4.8% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA932
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA734
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA567
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA752
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA724
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA654
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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