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Taiwan vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 7.1% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 53.8% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 86.5% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 49.5% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 4.0% more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% less in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Taiwan

The cost of groceries, transportation, and childcare in Taiwan are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Taiwan. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

Taiwan vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.8% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.01	$4.21 NT$138.49	-57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN35.88	$4.80 NT$158.08	-44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.43	$0.95 NT$31.21	-47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.41	$0.61 NT$20.09	-65.9%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 86.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.51	$1.76 NT$58.00	+61.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.06	$7.11 NT$234.18	+63.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.73	$11.33 NT$373.02	+198.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.53	$2.53 NT$83.40	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.52	$3.21 NT$105.68	+26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.88	$1.77 NT$58.34	+290.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.09	$0.80 NT$26.30	+7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.40	$1.10 NT$36.10	+33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.75	$1.27 NT$41.71	-8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$1.21 NT$39.78	+191.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.94	$0.96 NT$31.50	+104.3%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.69	$3.59 NT$118.20	-42.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN112.77	$37.87 NT$1,246.97	+39.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	$33,524.98 NT$1,103,887.09	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.80	$9.35 NT$307.75	+18.0%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 49.5% less for housing

	Warsaw	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.23	$18.76 NT$617.78	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	$386.89 NT$12,739.36	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	$269.95 NT$8,888.69	-67.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN929.88	$54.00 NT$1,778.13	-75.9%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 4.0% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	$472.11 NT$15,545.26	-7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	$14,471.45 NT$476,505.72	+15.0%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.38	$1.82 NT$59.95	-50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.17	$2.59 NT$85.30	-29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.73	$4.00 NT$131.61	-16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.03	$34.52 NT$1,136.64	-18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN35.88	$9.29 NT$305.77	+7.2%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN370.57	$63.92 NT$2,104.83	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.16	$28.11 NT$925.64	-32.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN365.90	$76.13 NT$2,506.72	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN423.29	$91.74 NT$3,020.65	-10.2%
Average			-21.2%

Warsaw vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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