Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 26.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB81.19
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.52
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.20
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB284.03
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB232.60
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.90
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.83
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.11
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.37
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.91
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB24.09
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.64
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.45
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB885.01
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB336.35
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 6.7% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 39.0% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB76.55
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB66.10
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB188.64
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
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