Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 1.2% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.79
NT$121.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$4.76
NT$151.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.98
NT$31.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.64
NT$20.42
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.83
NT$58.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$7.72
NT$246.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$11.17
NT$356.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$2.76
NT$88.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.31
NT$105.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$1.77
NT$56.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.80
NT$25.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.12
NT$35.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.43
NT$45.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.12
NT$35.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.98
NT$31.40
|
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pay 12.9% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$3.61
NT$115.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.97
NT$1,212.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,023,313.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.01
NT$287.70
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$20.06
NT$640.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$385.85
NT$12,323.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$271.82
NT$8,681.25
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$62.08
NT$1,982.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$421.29
NT$13,455.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$14,282.51
NT$456,151.79
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$1.69
NT$53.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.68
NT$85.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.70
NT$118.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$34.15
NT$1,090.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.15
NT$292.25
|
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pay 10.0% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$68.20
NT$2,178.26
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$28.88
NT$922.34
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$77.64
NT$2,479.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$96.18
NT$3,071.82
|
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