Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 3.3 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
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Lesotho
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
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pay 75.6% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
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pay 36.4% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
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pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 14.5 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
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pay 9.7% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
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