Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 41.3% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Washington, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.67
|
$4.21
NT$136.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.36
|
$4.80
NT$156.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.69
|
$0.95
NT$30.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
|
$0.61
NT$19.84
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.73
|
$1.76
NT$57.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
|
$7.11
NT$231.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$11.33
NT$368.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.61
|
$2.53
NT$82.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
|
$3.21
NT$104.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.77
NT$57.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.80
NT$25.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$1.10
NT$35.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.27
NT$41.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$1.21
NT$39.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.96
NT$31.11
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
|
$3.59
NT$116.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.97
|
$37.87
NT$1,231.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,230.18
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,090,007.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.60
|
$9.35
NT$303.88
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.07
|
$18.76
NT$610.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,678.49
|
$386.89
NT$12,579.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.86
|
$269.95
NT$8,776.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.02
|
$54.00
NT$1,755.77
|
|
pay 57.1% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,651.91
|
$472.11
NT$15,349.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,288.69
|
$14,471.45
NT$470,514.54
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.59
|
$1.82
NT$59.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.24
|
$2.59
NT$84.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.62
|
$4.00
NT$129.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.78
|
$34.52
NT$1,122.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.67
|
$9.29
NT$301.92
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.46
|
$63.92
NT$2,078.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
|
$28.11
NT$914.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.80
|
$76.13
NT$2,475.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.76
|
$91.74
NT$2,982.67
|
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