United States

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

United States vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

United States is about 1.40× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. A bar running right means United States 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

United States is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.48
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.46
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.34
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.21
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.90

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In United States, Big Mac costs 2.5× what it does in Taiwan — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×2.48

United States NT$193.19 USD 6.12

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.92

United States NT$5.93 USD 0.188

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.52

United States NT$42.81 USD 1.356

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.21

United States NT$1,941 USD 59.99

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.18

United States NT$36.18 USD 1.146

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.12

United States NT$1.52 USD 0.048

Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.90

United States NT$26,818 USD 829

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store