Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 2.9% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
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pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
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pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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