Coming to Taiwan

[junoreactor]

@McNulty

@RBE

Healthcare in Taiwan is not free.

Ok, not free but low cost and quite affordable relative to the U.S.

@RBE

Yes, you can find small studio apartments without kitchens in old buildings for cheap, eat street food every day, etc., but if you’re coming from a Western country and want to maintain a similar quality of life here, Taiwan’s COL isn’t meaningfully lower, especially if you’re in Taipei.

I rented a very large nice 2 bedroom apartment in the south for 11k TWD in the city center. That same apartment here is 2000 a month US.

Maybe there is a bigger difference between North and South Taiwan than I thought, but even with eating in the occasional western restaurant, going out to a club etc in TW the living costs here in the U.S. way exceed anything there.

@Marco

Ok, what is decent for you? Genuine question. I don’t think your opinions are invalid.

What do you like?

Reminder: this conversation a few months ago Am I being lowballed on the salary? ☹️ - #91 by junoreactor

“120k a month doesn’t guarantee you a normal appartment in Taiwan” that’s who you are arguing with.