Taiwan vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taiwan Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2778
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$376
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$673
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1429
$356
💸 GDP per capita
$24828
$1677
😃 Human freedom index
8.56
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
59.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
24
🌐 English speaking %
30%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
89
48
😀 Quality of life
81
23
🏙️ Population
23.6M
15.2M

The average cost of living in Taiwan ($972) is 13% more expensive than in Zimbabwe ($862). Taiwan ranked 84th vs 102nd 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 1.5 months in Taiwan compared to 0.4 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 27th and 165th 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
$4.36
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
13.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$1061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4221
$1000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.27
$21.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.36
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$20.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13366
$7288

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In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1011
4.36M
Taipei
$1169
2.6M
Taichung
$995
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$861
2.29M
Tainan
$913
1.87M
Hsinchu
$860
499K
Keelung
$860
367K
Chiayi
$725
252K
Zhubei
$917
213K
Changhua
$890
227K
Kinmen
$851
139K
Miaoli
$746
86.2K
Douliu
$791
108K
Taitung
$952
109K
Nantou
$857
102K
Yilan
$863
94.8K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$957
2.15M
Masvingo
$837
1.64M
Bulawayo
$777
653K
Chitungwiza
$852
365K
Mutare
$645
188K
Gweru
$722
141K
Kadoma
$689
116K
Kwekwe
$691
93.1K
Chinhoyi
$784
56.8K
Marondera
$761
52.3K