Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 4.2 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
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Maseru
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Taipei
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.18
NT$201.77
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
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pay 96.3% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
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pay 35.4% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
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pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
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pay 18.6 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
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pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
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pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
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