Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 3.6 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 24.6% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 62.4% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 14.0 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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