Taiwan
Compared with Costa Rica, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Costa Rica = 1×
Taiwan
vs
Costa Rica
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 0.52× Costa Rica.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Costa Rica = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Costa Rica. A bar running right means Taiwan is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, Diesel 1L costs 0.6× what it does in Costa Rica — but Big Mac costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.59Taiwan
CRC 440.55
USD 0.89Costa Rica
CRC 745.96
USD 1.507
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.58Taiwan
CRC 479.16
USD 0.968Costa Rica
CRC 825.66
USD 1.668
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.58Taiwan
CRC 48.51
USD 0.098Costa Rica
CRC 84.15
USD 0.17
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.41Taiwan
CRC 1,223
TWD 78Costa Rica
CRC 2,990
CRC 2,990
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-23%
in CRC
It rose 8% in local currency, but -23% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.
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