Cost of Living in Taiwan

Taiwan offers a great opportunity for teachers to earn and save money. Although things are cheap, you aren’t sacrificing quality or living in squalor. Taiwan is a cheap, affordable, comfortable place to live. This is especially true of the southern half of Taiwan where housing costs are less than half of Taipei, Taiwan's capital city to the north.

	Taipei	Keelung	Taichung	Kaohsiung	NOTES
Food	250	200	200	200	per day
Accommodation	One bedroom: 5,500~10,000	One bedroom: 2,500~7,000	One bedroom: 3,000~7,000	One bedroom: 3,000~7,000	***Note*** Please see bottom
	Three Bedroom: 16,000~35,000	Three Bedroom: 8,500~20,000	Three Bedroom: 12,000~25,000	Three Bedroom: 10,000~20,000
Transportation	700	500	500	500	per month
Internet	900	900	900	900	ADSL or Cable
Phone	100	100	100	100	Basic Fee
Cell Phone	200	200	200	200	Basic Fee
Restaurants	300~	180~	180~	180~	Depends on what kind of restaurant
Water	15	15	15	15	a 500ml bottle
Alcohol	32	32	32	32	a can of Taiwan beer at the convenience store
	200~	150~	150~	150~	a beer in a bar

***NOTE*** In most cases there are three rooms in an apartment. You are able to rent entire apartments or in some cases you can rent a bedroom of an apartment. In cases where you rent a bedroom, the rates for single rooms depend on whether there is a bathroom inside your room or whether you share the bathroom with the other roommates. The rates for apartments, like any country, are also contingent on the area and the age of the apartment, condo or house (this is especially true in Taipei).