Slovakia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Slovakia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$659
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1094
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.9
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1317
$1491
💸 GDP per capita
$24470
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
77.1
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
67
🌐 English speaking %
25.9%
30%
🎓 Higher education
76
89
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
5.45M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Slovakia ($1179) is 22% more expensive than in Taiwan ($963). Slovakia ranked 59th vs 91st 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 1.1 months in Slovakia compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 43rd and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Slovakia vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Slovakia and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 23 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.

Slovakia Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$401
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$50.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3848
$7413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2905
$4299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.37
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.4
$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$452
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10338
$14683

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1307
476K
Kosice
$1242
229K
Petrzalka
$1234
114K
Zilina
$1039
82.7K
Nitra
$1062
77.6K
Presov
$989
84.8K
Trnava
$1197
63.8K
Martin
$1090
51.1K
Banska Bystrica
$1103
76K
Trencin
$1150
54.7K
Zvolen
$1574
39.8K
Povazska Bystrica
$1065
37.7K
Poprad
$1141
49.9K
Prievidza
$952
45K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1110
30.5K
Nove Zamky
$1037
37.8K
Michalovce
$1112
36.7K
Komarno
$1067
32.3K
Levice
$898
32K
Ruzomberok
$1087
27.4K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1107
35.4K
Lucenec
$1166
25.9K
Piestany
$935
26.7K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1060
4.04M
Taipei
$1158
2.6M
Taichung
$931
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$868
2.33M
Tainan
$841
1.87M
Hsinchu
$864
499K
Keelung
$1028
367K
Zhubei
$828
218K
Chiayi
$707
252K
Changhua
$841
225K
Kinmen
$821
144K
Miaoli
$698
86.2K
Douliu
$761
109K
Nantou
$818
97.4K
Yilan
$745
95K
Taitung
$801
103K