Netherlands vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2351
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5544
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$2408
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3808
$1481
💸 GDP per capita
$68219
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
8.66
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
67
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
30%
🎓 Higher education
95
89
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
18M
23.4M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2351) is 124% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1048). the Netherlands ranked 12th vs 86th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in the Netherlands compared to 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 10th and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 70 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Netherlands Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$4.3
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.57
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1419
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1167
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$81.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6188
$9167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4821
$5836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$9.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.25
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.7
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2108
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12008
$15690

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In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3118
921K
Rotterdam
$2615
664K
The Hague
$2581
548K
Utrecht
$2718
359K
Eindhoven
$2199
244K
Tilburg
$2238
228K
Breda
$2087
188K
Groningen
$1951
238K
Arnhem
$1986
164K
Almere
$2230
215K
Haarlem
$2589
163K
Leiden
$2222
124K
Nijmegen
$2164
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
159K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2154
139K
Maastricht
$2181
120K
Venlo
$1942
102K
Zwolle
$1992
130K
Delft
$2228
109K
Hilversum
$2568
91.2K
Purmerend
$2178
81.5K
Emmen
$1704
107K
Deventer
$2107
101K
Roosendaal
$2175
77K
Heerlen
$1880
86.9K
Zeist
$2414
65K
Leeuwarden
$1982
93.8K
Scheveningen
$2374
61.1K
Bergen op Zoom
$2224
66.4K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1135
4.04M
Taichung
$1006
3.03M
Taipei
$1313
2.6M
Kaohsiung
$1002
2.73M
Tainan
$894
1.87M
Taoyuan
$942
2.33M
Hsinchu
$993
499K
Keelung
$1030
367K
Zhubei
$868
218K
Chiayi
$914
252K
Changhua
$914
225K
Kinmen
$901
144K
Miaoli
$695
86.2K
Douliu
$894
109K
Taitung
$854
103K
Nantou
$894
97.3K
Yilan
$802
95K