Travel budget and cost of living in Taiwan how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to Taiwan and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Taiwan. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Taiwan travel budget.
Travel budget in Taiwan
Taiwan: calculate your travel budget
Taiwan: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Taiwan for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 54 for 2 ppl.
- $ 11 per person
- $ 2.8 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 1124* (33096 NT$)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 94 for 2 ppl.
- $ 18 per person
- $ 7.7 per person
- $ 10.3 per person
Total budget:
$ 2301* (67774 NT$)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 130 for 2 ppl.
- $ 29 per person
- $ 16 per person
- $ 21 per person
Total budget:
$ 3620* (106610 NT$)
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in Taiwan in 2025
Cost of living: Taiwan VS Belgium
On average, the cost of living in Taiwan in 2025 is 33% less than in Belgium.
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices Belgium in in Belgium and Belgium by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Local prices in Taiwan by expense type
Taiwan: Restaurant budget

($ 3.4 to $ 10.2)
78% less than in Belgium


($ 10.2 to $ 35)
63% less than in Belgium


($ 5.1 to $ 6.8)
53% less than in Belgium


($ 1.4 to $ 5.1)
61% less than in Belgium


($ 1.4 to $ 3.4)
0% less than in Belgium


($ 1.5 to $ 5.8)
26% less than in Belgium


($ 0.8 to $ 1.8)
66% less than in Belgium


($ 0.6 to $ 1.1)
75% less than in Belgium

Taiwan: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 46 to $ 199)
33% less than in Belgium


($ 31 to $ 515)
30% less than in Belgium


($ 33 to $ 359)
43% less than in Belgium


($ 63 to $ 564)
8% less than in Belgium


($ 153 to $ 500)
2% more than in Belgium


($ 37 to $ 203)
42% less than in Belgium


($ 53 to $ 537)
16% less than in Belgium


($ 65 to $ 561)
5% less than in Belgium


($ 44 to $ 551)
27% less than in Belgium


($ 53 to $ 573)
42% less than in Belgium

Taiwan: Supermarket food budget

($ 2.7 to $ 4.8)
148% more than in Belgium


($ 1.4 to $ 4.6)
57% less than in Belgium


($ 1.8 to $ 5.1)
33% more than in Belgium


($ 1.9 to $ 4.1)
24% less than in Belgium


($ 4.1 to $ 16)
21% less than in Belgium


($ 1.9 to $ 10.2)
59% more than in Belgium


($ 1.5 to $ 5.4)
17% more than in Belgium


($ 1.2 to $ 5.1)
42% more than in Belgium


($ 0.7 to $ 1.8)
21% more than in Belgium

Taiwan: Public and private transport budget

($ 0.5 to $ 1.2)
74% less than in Belgium


($ 0.6 to $ 1.4)
71% less than in Belgium


($ 1.1 to $ 1.2)
46% less than in Belgium


($ 2.7 to $ 3.4)
50% less than in Belgium


($ 46 to $ 117)
0% less than in Belgium

Taiwan: Leisure activity budget

($ 9.2 to $ 13)
30% less than in Belgium


($ 6.8 to $ 18)
42% less than in Belgium

Taiwan: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

($ 3.8 to $ 5.1)
65% less than in Belgium


($ 32 to $ 137)
36% less than in Belgium


($ 17 to $ 52)
27% less than in Belgium

Plane ticket budget

(fair price: $ 643)

(fair price: $ 555)

(fair price: $ 812)

(fair price: $ 1020)

(fair price: $ 1000)

(fair price: $ 1283)
About the information on the cost of living in Taiwan
The information about the cost of living in Taiwan shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Skyscanner and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in Taiwan updated on 11-11-2024.