The Capital Securities report notes that it only costs about NT $ 3.65 million to open an Internet cafe in northern Taiwan with 165 square meters of floor space and 40 computers. The biggest expenses are interior decorating and computer equipment, which account respectively for 38 and 44 percent of the total outlay.
群益證券的研究指出，在北部開一家五十坪、擁有四十台電腦的網咖，成本約需三百六十五萬元，其中以裝潢和電腦設備為主要支出，各佔百分之三十八及百分之四十四。