Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 67.0% more expensive than Swaziland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.1% more in Taiwan
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Taiwan
- Transportation
-
pay 8.9% more in Taiwan
- Housing
-
pay 10.0% more in Taiwan
- Childcare
-
pay 3.3 times more in Taiwan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.3% more in Taiwan
- Clothing
-
pay 14.6% more in Taiwan
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Taiwan are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL56.78
|
$4.21
NT$138.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL43.11
|
$4.80
NT$157.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL17.17
|
$0.95
NT$31.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.16
|
$0.61
NT$20.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL14.03
|
$1.76
NT$57.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL89.89
|
$7.11
NT$233.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL74.29
|
$11.33
NT$372.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.54
|
$2.53
NT$83.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.42
|
$3.21
NT$105.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.91
|
$1.77
NT$58.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.20
|
$0.80
NT$26.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
$1.10
NT$36.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.76
|
$1.27
NT$41.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.38
|
$1.21
NT$39.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.81
|
$0.96
NT$31.42
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL87.73
|
$3.59
NT$117.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL552.00
|
$37.87
NT$1,243.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL315,426.34
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,101,057.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL478.32
|
$9.35
NT$306.96
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,066.44
|
$18.76
NT$616.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,205.68
|
$386.89
NT$12,706.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,417.12
|
$269.95
NT$8,865.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,098.84
|
$54.00
NT$1,773.57
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,374.18
|
$472.11
NT$15,505.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL93,216.43
|
$14,471.45
NT$475,284.33
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL34.17
|
$1.82
NT$59.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL32.24
|
$2.59
NT$85.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL47.31
|
$4.00
NT$131.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL525.71
|
$34.52
NT$1,133.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL68.34
|
$9.29
NT$304.98
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL965.64
|
$63.92
NT$2,099.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL438.09
|
$28.11
NT$923.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,366.85
|
$76.13
NT$2,500.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,491.61
|
$91.74
NT$3,012.91
|
|
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