Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 51.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.7% less in Taiwan
- Groceries
-
pay 36.7% more in Taiwan
- Transportation
-
pay 46.9% more in Taiwan
- Housing
-
pay 69.1% less in Taiwan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.2% more in Taiwan
- Clothing
-
pay 3.9 times more in Taiwan
The cost of clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Taiwan are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Taiwan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Taiwan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.21
NT$138.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.80
NT$158.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.95
NT$31.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.61
NT$20.13
|
|
pay 36.7% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.76
NT$58.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.11
NT$234.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$11.33
NT$373.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.53
NT$83.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.21
NT$105.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.77
NT$58.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.80
NT$26.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
NT$36.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.27
NT$41.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.21
NT$39.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.96
NT$31.56
|
|
pay 46.9% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.59
NT$118.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.87
NT$1,249.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,105,989.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$9.35
NT$308.34
|
|
pay 69.1% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$18.76
NT$618.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$386.89
NT$12,763.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$269.95
NT$8,905.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$54.00
NT$1,781.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$472.11
NT$15,574.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,471.45
NT$477,413.08
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.82
NT$60.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.59
NT$85.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.00
NT$131.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$34.52
NT$1,138.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.29
NT$306.35
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$63.92
NT$2,108.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$28.11
NT$927.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$76.13
NT$2,511.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$91.74
NT$3,026.40
|
|
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