Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 44.9% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER425
|
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,817
|
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,377
|
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,079
|
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,605
|
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,561
|
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,599
|
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,283
|
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
|
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