Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 41.2% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR160.20
|
$4.21
NT$136.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR85.18
|
$4.80
NT$156.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.04
|
$0.95
NT$30.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.23
|
$0.61
NT$19.84
|
|
pay 84.7% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.69
|
$1.76
NT$57.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR65.62
|
$7.11
NT$231.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR74.96
|
$11.33
NT$368.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR39.76
|
$2.53
NT$82.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR36.21
|
$3.21
NT$104.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.09
|
$1.77
NT$57.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.02
|
$0.80
NT$25.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.46
|
$1.10
NT$35.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.47
|
$1.27
NT$41.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR9.88
|
$1.21
NT$39.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.87
|
$0.96
NT$31.11
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR89.07
|
$3.59
NT$116.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR934.00
|
$37.87
NT$1,231.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR367,947.04
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,090,007.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR152.64
|
$9.35
NT$303.88
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
|
South Africa
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR738.64
|
$18.76
NT$610.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR6,830.41
|
$386.89
NT$12,579.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,826.86
|
$269.95
NT$8,776.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,435.49
|
$54.00
NT$1,755.77
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,108.81
|
$472.11
NT$15,349.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR72,017.72
|
$14,471.45
NT$470,514.54
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR37.64
|
$1.82
NT$59.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR33.62
|
$2.59
NT$84.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR51.86
|
$4.00
NT$129.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR526.73
|
$34.52
NT$1,122.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR118.22
|
$9.29
NT$301.92
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR851.94
|
$63.92
NT$2,078.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR572.41
|
$28.11
NT$914.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,613.87
|
$76.13
NT$2,475.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,452.79
|
$91.74
NT$2,982.67
|
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