Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 94.3% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
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Uzbekistan
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Taiwan
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.55
UZS58,470.72
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.99
UZS51,289.37
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,168.94
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,175.98
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
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pay 2.8 times more for groceries
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Uzbekistan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
UZS5,075.84
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
UZS45,878.71
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,041.83
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
UZS21,214.73
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,491.41
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
UZS7,381.67
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,849.30
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
UZS12,354.68
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,305.34
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,760.54
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,222.33
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
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pay 2.9 times more for transportation
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Uzbekistan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,362.63
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.91
UZS88,745.82
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,473.32
UZS237,172,970.37
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.69
UZS34,588.08
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
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pay 24.6% more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.72
UZS163,338.78
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.90
UZS6,289,633.93
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.70
UZS4,014,693.15
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.11
UZS373,687.04
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
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pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.10
UZS2,633,202.75
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,070.48
UZS90,775,640.73
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
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pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,971.95
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,134.00
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
UZS22,819.98
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
UZS552,467.87
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
UZS44,573.32
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
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pay 10.3% more for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Taiwan
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.61
UZS418,649.06
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.09
UZS604,610.53
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.06
UZS1,104,904.41
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.57
UZS1,214,102.62
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
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