2026-10-04
ChartBar Explained | How Much Do People Spend at Convenience Stores?
Adapted from a 2022 post on the ChartBar Instagram account (334 likes, 70 saves).

Key findings
- Kinmen County is the highest at NT$171.00 per transaction, followed by Nantou (165.88), Penghu (160.67), Lienchiang/Matsu (154.33) and Hualien (152.83). Three of the top five are outlying islands.
- Hsinchu City is the lowest at NT$126.56, with Taipei (129.31) and Keelung (129.38) close behind.
- Taipei has the highest restaurant spending in Taiwan but nearly the lowest convenience store spending — a contrast you only see by comparing charts side by side.
Source: Taiwan Government Open Data Platform (B2C e-invoice dataset), 2022 Q1. Made with Tableau.



