Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 83.2% more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8 times more in Ohio
- Groceries
-
pay 22.7% more in Ohio
- Transportation
-
pay 31.1% more in Ohio
- Housing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Ohio
- Childcare
-
pay 59.7% more in Ohio
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.8% more in Ohio
- Clothing
-
pay 11.3% more in Ohio
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Ohio are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ohio.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$139.58
|
$16.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$159.33
|
$9.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.46
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$20.25
|
$1.65
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$58.46
|
$2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$236.03
|
$5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$375.97
|
$3.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$84.06
|
$2.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$106.51
|
$4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$58.80
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.51
|
$0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$36.38
|
$2.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$42.04
|
$2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$40.09
|
$1.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.75
|
$1.40
|
|
pay 31.1% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$119.13
|
$3.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,256.84
|
$61.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,112,620.34
|
$32,661.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$310.19
|
$16.08
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$622.66
|
$59.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,840.14
|
$1,081.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,959.01
|
$827.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,792.19
|
$158.96
|
|
pay 59.7% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,668.25
|
$947.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$480,275.54
|
$17,164.21
|
|
pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$60.43
|
$4.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$85.97
|
$4.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$132.66
|
$9.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,145.63
|
$36.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$308.19
|
$11.25
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,121.48
|
$48.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$932.96
|
$44.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,526.55
|
$80.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$3,044.55
|
$98.19
|
|
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