Taiwan
Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Israel = 1×
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 0.47×
Israel.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Israel = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Israel. 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
Israel
Israel = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.6× what it does in Israel — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.61
Taiwan ILS 151.02 TWD 1,599
Israel ILS 249.00 ILS 249
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.53
Taiwan ILS 0.31 USD 0.098
Israel ILS 0.58 USD 0.185
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.39
Taiwan ILS 7.77 TWD 78
Israel ILS 20.00 ILS 20
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.38
Taiwan ILS 2.88 USD 0.968
Israel ILS 7.55 USD 2.535
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.37
Taiwan ILS 2.65 USD 0.89
Israel ILS 7.17 USD 2.407
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
-8%
in ILS
It rose 8% in local currency, but -8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.