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Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost
Housing 1 2 47 $895 $308 $617 $262 $86
Utilities 12 13 1 — $59 $99 $40 —
Internet & Mobile 9 10 11 $40 $46 $65 $46 $1
Groceries 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 $114 $232 $587 $199 $5
Transportation 5 6 8 $159 $37 $123 $22 $14
Dining Out 17 18 21 $324 $108 $216 $62 $17
Leisure Activities 14 15 16 48 $97 $63 $154 $43 $14
Health Insurance 41 44 $63 $77 $231 $25 $2
Visa & Legal Fees 42 43 — $4 $8 — —
Total $1,692 $934 $2,100 $699 $139

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $262.00 $148 – $308 per month
Coworking Space 38 39 $115.56 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 2 $895.00 $360 – $1,352 per month
Coliving Space 1 2 $431.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 22 23 $3.08 per cup
Beer 27 $1.71 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 17 18 21 $4.62 per meal
Fast Food Combo 19 20 21 $5.39 per meal
Apples 28 $4.62 per kg
Bread 26 $2.00 per loaf
Milk 24 $2.75 per liter
Rice 29 $2.15 per kg
Chicken Fillets 25 $14.55 per kg
Beef 30 $11.33 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 32 $13.25 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 45 46 $40.68 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 31 $0.54 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 4 $3.70 per trip
Taxi per km 3 $0.77 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 5 $30.82 per month
Gasoline 8 $1.01 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $6.78 per trip
Scooter Rental 6 7 $140.24 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 10 $18.46 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $27.70 per month
Gym Membership 14 $61.64 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) $12.64 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $30.82 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 15 $9.86 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 34 $30.51 per pair
Summer Dress 33 $24.35 per dress
Running Shoes 35 $30.79 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 36 $12.33 per visit
Laundry 37 $0.48 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 40 $15.41 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) $4.74 per purchase

About these costs

Method
Researched
Last updated
Nov 12, 2026
Last changed
Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate
1 USD = 32.445 TWD on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Taipei, Tainan, Taitung, Kenting, Hanoi

  1. RentalBB Penghu County rentals, 591-sourced (Magong studios and flats NT$4,800-10,000/month; 3BR elevator flat NT$23,000)Listings
  2. Airbnb Penghu 30-night stays December 2026: first page monthlies private rooms USD 273-895, entire homes 675-1,352, villas to 9,010Listings
  3. Magong Airport taxi service: Penghu county tariff from 2022-05-13 - day NT$120 first 1.0 km then NT$5/200 m, night NT$120/834 m then NT$5/180 m; airport to Magong NT$300-350Official
  4. Penghu NSA taxi info: metered service, flagfall NT$120Official
  5. Penghu bus fare charts (updated 2026-08-27): Magong city rides NT$7, airport NT$23, island routes NT$19-93Official
  6. Penghu NSA rental price guide: heavy scooter NT$350-400/day (half day 200-250), light scooter 250-300, car from NT$1,200/dayOfficial
  7. Jyu-Dau Travel Magong scooter packages: 125 cc 3-day NT$599-699 and 4-day NT$799-899 off-peak, summer tiers higherShop
  8. CPC weekly pump prices: 95 unleaded NT$32.7/L (week of 2026-11-09)Official
  9. Chunghwa 4G Traveller SIM 30-day pass NT$1,000 (country prep benchmark)Official
  10. Taiwan Mobile prepaid: 5G 30-day NT$599 (24 GB then 10 Mbps), 4G 30-day NT$699Official
  11. Chunghwa HiNet fibre page (rate selector dynamic; 100M/40M NT$899/month list price per country prep and tw/tainan)Official
  12. Taipower residential tiers from 2025-10-01: non-summer 1.78/2.26/3.13/4.24/5.27/7.03 NT$/kWhOfficial
  13. Taiwan Water metered tariff tiers (example: 110 units bimonthly about NT$1,107)Official
  14. Go Star Challenge Magong (San-Hao Port complex): gym unlimited 30-day card NT$2,000, day tickets NT$250-600Shop
  15. in89 Penghu cinema package: 2D ticket plus NT$100 food voucher NT$420 (ticket about NT$320)Shop
  16. Penghu Aquarium ticket: full NT$300 at the door, NT$250 onlineShop
  17. Magong food guide: scallion pancake NT$35/45, grass-jelly ice NT$60, seafood BBQ buffet NT$430 per headSecondary
  18. Magong Wenkang breakfast street: beef-offal soup, fish chowder and shaobing stalls describedSecondary
  19. MOS Burger Penghu store, Magong Linhai Road (island fast-food chain presence)Official
  20. MOS Burger Taiwan breakfast menu: burgers NT$45-110Official
  21. MOS Burger 2026 menu table: nugget combos = main plus NT$100, combos NT$155-230Secondary
  22. Starbucks Taiwan Caffe Americano NT$85-130 by size (Tall NT$100)Shop
  23. Starbucks Penghu Sheraton Magong store, New Store RoadOfficial
  24. Carrefour Rui-Sui whole milk 1858 ml NT$166 (NT$89.3/L)Shop
  25. Carrefour chilled chicken breast 250 g NT$118 (NT$472/kg)Shop
  26. Carrefour half toast loaf NT$65Shop
  27. Carrefour Chongdefa malt lemon drink 330 ml x 6 NT$194 (NT$32.3/can)Shop
  28. Wan-Jia-Fu online supermarket (Carrefour) Fuji apples no. 113, 5 apples about 800 g: NT$120 = NT$150/kgShop
  29. Costco Chih Shang rice 6 kg NT$419 (NT$69.8/kg, nationwide warehouse price)Shop
  30. Carrefour ground beef search: Australian Angus ground beef 2 x 340 g NT$250 (about NT$368/kg)Shop
  31. Carrefour boxed water: Wei-Dan 1500 ml x 12 NT$212 (NT$17.7/bottle)Shop
  32. drwine shop 750 ml reds: Yellow Tail Merlot NT$330, JP.CHENET NT$350, Monsieur William NT$340Shop
  33. UNIQLO Taiwan AIRism dress NT$790 (nationwide chain price)Shop
  34. UNIQLO Taiwan men jeans from NT$990 (nationwide chain price)Listings
  35. Decathlon RUN ACTIVE GRIP running shoes NT$999 (nationwide chain price)Shop
  36. QB House Taiwan haircut NT$400 (nationwide quick-cut chain)Official
  37. Taiwan coin laundry price table: 9 kg wash-dry cycle about NT$140Secondary
  38. Second Space Kaohsiung membership NT$2,499/month (borrowed benchmark)Shop
  39. Y-space Kaohsiung hot desk NT$5,000/month (borrowed benchmark)Shop
  40. Kaohsiung medical fee standard: outpatient consultation maximum NT$500 (borrowed regional benchmark)Official
  41. SafetyWing Nomad Insurance Essential USD 62.72 / 4 weeks (ages 10-39)Official
  42. BOCA visa-exempt entry up to 90 days; Magong Airport listed as port of entryOfficial
  43. BOCA visa fee schedule (single-entry visitor visa NT$1,600)Official
  44. NHI premium calculator: insured wage x 5.17% x 30% employee share (2026)Secondary
  45. Stancy review of TideLand Magong no-menu seafood restaurant: set dinners NT$660/990/1320 per person, two-diner minimum, same tier per tableSecondary
  46. PJ Traveller TideLand review: set menus NT$600/900/1200 per person, minimum spend NT$400 per headSecondary
  47. Yu-Rong Garden B&B Magong double room NT$2,800 per night for two, same rate all week, breakfast includedShop
  48. EZ Penghu tour tickets: ocean ranch NT$399, Qimei and Blue Cave NT$966, island day trip NT$1,200, fireworks boat NT$299, aquarium online NT$250Shop

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 947.86 895
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 315.95 262
    • Apples 3.16 4.62
    • Beef 12.64 11.33
    • Beer 4.11 1.71
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    • Bread 1.9 2
    • Chicken Fillets 6.32 14.55
    • Cinema Ticket 9.48 9.86
    • Coffee 3.16 3.08
    • Coliving Space 568.72 431
    • Coworking Space 126.38 115.56
    • Dining Out local 63.19, nomad 379.15, expat 189.57, family 252.76, tourist 47.39 local 61.64, nomad 323.62, expat 107.87, family 215.75, tourist 16.95
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 18.96 15.41
    • Fast Food Combo 5.37 5.39
    • Groceries local 189.57, nomad 63.19, expat 252.76, family 473.93, tourist 0 local 198.77, nomad 114.37, expat 231.93, family 587.14, tourist 4.86
    • Gym Membership 47.39 61.64
    • Haircut 12.64 12.33
    • Health Insurance local 47.39, nomad 78.99, expat 94.79, family 252.76, tourist 0 local 24.66, nomad 62.72, expat 77.36, family 231.16, tourist 2.09
    • Housing local 189.57, nomad 568.72, expat 379.15, family 568.72, tourist 78.99 local 262, nomad 895, expat 308.21, family 616.53, tourist 86.3
    • Internet & Mobile local 25.28, nomad 47.39, expat 37.91, family 47.39, tourist 0 local 46.16, nomad 40.07, family 64.63, tourist 1.03
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 28.44 27.7
    • Jeans 56.87 30.51
    • Laundry 4.74 0.48
    • Leisure Activities local 31.6, nomad 126.38, expat 94.79, family 126.38, tourist 25.28 local 42.84, nomad 97.2, expat 62.85, family 154.41, tourist 13.87
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 4.74 4.62
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 47.39 40.68
    • Milk 2.69 2.75
    • Mobile Plan 12.64 18.46
    • Monthly Transport Pass 37.91 30.82
    • Rice 1.58 2.15
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 5.69 6.78
    • Running Shoes 94.79 30.79
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 12.64 30.82
    • Scooter Rental 15.8 140.24
    • Summer Dress 37.91 24.35
    • Taxi Start 3.16 3.7
    • Taxi per km 0.79 0.77
    • Transportation local 31.6, nomad 94.79, expat 63.19, family 157.98, tourist 15.8 local 21.57, nomad 158.73, expat 36.99, family 123.29, tourist 13.87
    • Utilities local 47.39, nomad 0, expat 63.19, family 94.79, tourist 0 local 40.07, nomad 0, expat 58.56, family 98.63, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 31.6, expat 63.19, family 94.79 local 0, expat 4.11, family 8.22
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.95 0.54
    • Wine (Mid-range) 14.22 13.25

    Groceries (local, nomad, expat, family, tourist), Internet & Mobile (local, expat, family), Internet (60 Mbps+), Utilities (local), Dining Out (family) and Health Insurance (expat) restated with itemised quantities so each figure reproduces exactly from the cited prices (costco.com.tw, taiwanmobile.com, taipower.com.tw)

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