Cost of living comparison

Tuvalu

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Tuvalu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Tuvalu, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Tuvalu	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$4.21 NT$129.18
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.80 NT$147.46
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.95 NT$29.11
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.61 NT$18.74

Tuvalu vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Tuvalu	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.76 NT$54.10
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.11 NT$218.45
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$11.33 NT$347.97
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$2.53 NT$77.80
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.21 NT$98.58
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.77 NT$54.42
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.80 NT$24.54
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.10 NT$33.67
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.27 NT$38.91
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.21 NT$37.10
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.96 NT$29.39

Tuvalu vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Tuvalu	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.59 NT$110.26
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.87 NT$1,163.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,524.98 NT$1,029,743.21
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.35 NT$287.08

Tuvalu vs. Taiwan - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Tuvalu	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$18.76 NT$576.28
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$386.89 NT$11,883.70
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$269.95 NT$8,291.67
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$54.00 NT$1,658.70

Tuvalu vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Tuvalu	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$472.11 NT$14,501.15
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,471.45 NT$444,500.65

Tuvalu vs. Taiwan - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Tuvalu	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.82 NT$55.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.59 NT$79.57
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.00 NT$122.77
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$34.52 NT$1,060.29
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.29 NT$285.23

Tuvalu vs. Taiwan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Tuvalu	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$63.92 NT$1,963.46
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.11 NT$863.46
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$76.13 NT$2,338.35
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$91.74 NT$2,817.76

Tuvalu vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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