Taiwan vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taiwan Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1048
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2735
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$429
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1481
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$34430
$2656
😃 Human freedom index
8.61
4.87
❤️ Life expectancy
79.1
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
21
🌐 English speaking %
30%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
89
50
😀 Quality of life
79
28
🏙️ Population
23.4M
16.6M

The average cost of living in Taiwan ($1048) is 20% more expensive than in Zimbabwe ($876). Taiwan ranked 86th vs 116th for Zimbabwe in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taiwan compared to 0.3 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 36th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Taiwan vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Taiwan and Zimbabwe as a population-weighted mean of 17 and 10 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.

Taiwan Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$47.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1191
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.8
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$79.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.3%
13.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9167
$1238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5836
$801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.4
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.67
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.31
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$8.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.6
$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15690
$8189

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1021
2.15M
Masvingo
$873
1.64M
Bulawayo
$658
666K
Chitungwiza
$751
371K
Mutare
$755
225K
Gweru
$587
141K
Kadoma
$761
116K
Kwekwe
$716
93.1K
Marondera
$779
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$650
56.8K