Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 2.8 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Liechtenstein
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$39.92
CHF35.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Liechtenstein
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$10.32
CHF9.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$9.92
CHF8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$10.35
CHF9.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$1.55
CHF1.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$1.72
CHF1.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$1.81
CHF1.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$8.35
CHF7.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$85.54
CHF75.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$32,446.74
CHF28,810.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$47.44
CHF42.13
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$68.05
CHF60.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$1,273.56
CHF1,130.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$1,216.54
CHF1,080.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$154.81
CHF137.46
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$285.13
CHF253.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$8,257.24
CHF7,331.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Liechtenstein
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$6.84
CHF6.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$6.01
CHF5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$11.41
CHF10.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$76.16
CHF67.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$119.75
CHF106.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$48.47
CHF43.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$163.47
CHF145.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$209.09
CHF185.66
|
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