Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Taiwan
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United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
$18.70
£14.88
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
$9.25
£7.36
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
$1.57
£1.25
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pay 12.3% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
$5.92
£4.71
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
$3.77
£3.00
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$3.70
£2.94
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
$0.65
£0.52
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pay 86.0% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
$7.07
£5.63
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
$98.23
£78.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
$34,832.80
£27,718.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
$17.15
£13.65
|
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pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
$39.40
£31.36
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
$1,243.58
£989.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
$1,020.84
£812.35
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
$229.21
£182.40
|
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pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
$1,497.56
£1,191.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
$18,629.32
£14,824.60
|
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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
$5.63
£4.48
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
$4.12
£3.28
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
$17.47
£13.90
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
$45.31
£36.06
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
$12.89
£10.26
|
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pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
$78.43
£62.41
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
$40.13
£31.93
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
$90.36
£71.90
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
$96.72
£76.97
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