Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 2.2 times more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Pennsylvania
- Groceries
-
pay 36.6% more in Pennsylvania
- Transportation
-
pay 47.9% more in Pennsylvania
- Housing
-
pay 3.4 times more in Pennsylvania
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Pennsylvania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Pennsylvania
- Clothing
-
pay 11.3% more in Pennsylvania
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Pennsylvania are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Pennsylvania.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$139.58
|
$19.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$159.33
|
$9.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.46
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$20.25
|
$1.76
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$58.46
|
$3.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$236.03
|
$7.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$375.97
|
$4.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$84.06
|
$3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$106.51
|
$5.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$58.80
|
$2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.51
|
$0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$36.38
|
$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$42.04
|
$2.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$40.09
|
$1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.75
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$119.13
|
$3.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,256.84
|
$66.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,112,620.34
|
$31,817.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$310.19
|
$20.67
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$622.66
|
$62.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,840.14
|
$1,357.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,959.01
|
$1,179.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,792.19
|
$136.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,668.25
|
$1,481.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$480,275.54
|
$35,614.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$60.43
|
$5.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$85.97
|
$5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$132.66
|
$11.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,145.63
|
$34.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$308.19
|
$13.87
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,121.48
|
$53.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$932.96
|
$39.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,526.55
|
$83.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$3,044.55
|
$103.12
|
|
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