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Costs, visas, taxes and quality of life for 3,216 cities in 250 countries, from trusted sources and checked before we publish.
Sources include government portals, tax authorities, the World Bank, Our World in Data, Transparency International, Reporters Without Borders and M-Lab.
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TW
Taiwan Employment Gold CardResidency program · Taiwan
Program type Economic Startup
Monthly income (USD) 5000 5019
Source: immigration.gov.tw · 10 Oct
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Employment Gold CardNomad visa · Taiwan
Monthly income (USD) 5700 5019
Annual income (USD) 68400 60226
Source: immigration.gov.tw · 10 Oct
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Paraguay Standard NaturalizationCitizenship program · Paraguay
Application fee (USD) 200 7.55
Source: pj.gov.py · 9 Oct
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