Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 30.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD791
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 97.0% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 12.7% less for housing
Serbia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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