Slovakia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Slovakia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1348
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3136
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$770
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1286
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1460
$1572
💸 GDP per capita
$25993
$39490
😃 Human freedom index
8.14
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
78
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
48
68
🌐 English speaking %
25.7%
30%
🎓 Higher education
77
90
😀 Quality of life
73
84
🏙️ Population
5.42M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Slovakia ($1348) is 31% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1027). Slovakia ranked 49th vs 97th 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 47th and 28th 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
$9.49
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1324
$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$83.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4358
$8482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3033
$5554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.6
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$9.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$9.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.43
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.5
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$537
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$18492

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1590
481K
Kosice
$1512
222K
Petrzalka
$1475
112K
Nitra
$1218
75.3K
Zilina
$1184
79.9K
Presov
$1044
81.2K
Trnava
$1308
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1117
73.1K
Martin
$1160
50.2K
Trencin
$1255
54.1K
Prievidza
$1032
42K
Povazska Bystrica
$1252
36.7K
Poprad
$1281
48K
Zvolen
$1340
38.7K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1209
29.7K
Komarno
$1156
31.6K
Nove Zamky
$1126
35.6K
Michalovce
$1162
34.9K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1088
34K
Levice
$928
30.2K
Piestany
$967
26.1K
Lucenec
$1031
24.4K
Ruzomberok
$1271
26.1K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1123
4.04M
Taipei
$1248
2.43M
Kaohsiung
$971
2.71M
Taichung
$942
2.87M
Taoyuan
$989
2.36M
Tainan
$938
1.85M
Hsinchu
$921
456K
Keelung
$979
359K
Chiayi
$904
262K
Zhubei
$889
221K
Changhua
$874
220K
Kinmen
$892
138K
Miaoli
$687
85.5K
Douliu
$884
109K
Taitung
$844
102K
Yilan
$792
94.3K
Nantou
$868
96K