Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 44.0% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
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Taiwan
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$11.25
€10.67
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$8.28
€7.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$2.75
€2.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$1.67
€1.58
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$1.59
€1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$7.12
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$4.94
€4.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$3.18
€3.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$4.48
€4.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.74
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$1.43
€1.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
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pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$5.73
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$28.71
€27.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$23,757.42
€22,530.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$11.32
€10.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$32.10
€30.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$611.64
€580.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$506.97
€480.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$206.52
€195.86
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$480.15
€455.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$8,455.02
€8,018.42
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$3.10
€2.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$1.97
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$5.39
€5.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$44.69
€42.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
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pay 38.1% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$97.87
€92.82
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$105.89
€100.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$128.14
€121.52
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