Cost of living comparison
India is 55.2% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in India instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
$2.40
₹202.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
$3.90
₹329.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 68.2% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
$2.54
₹214.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
$2.56
₹216.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
$0.94
₹79.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
$1.37
₹115.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
$0.88
₹74.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
$4.62
₹389.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
$10.12
₹854.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
$13,525.56
₹1,142,076.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
$2.94
₹248.14
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
$7.39
₹623.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
$138.05
₹11,657.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
$90.33
₹7,627.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
$29.97
₹2,530.51
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
$55.73
₹4,705.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
$1,565.54
₹132,191.62
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
$1.84
₹155.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
$1.59
₹133.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
$3.59
₹303.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
$15.33
₹1,294.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
$3.35
₹283.07
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
$24.02
₹2,028.47
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
$25.36
₹2,141.57
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
$41.62
₹3,514.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
|
$31.12
₹2,627.43
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