Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 3.8 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.59
NT$116.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.92
NT$160.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.95
NT$31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.65
NT$21.16
|
|
pay 64.9% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$2.04
NT$66.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.52
NT$245.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$11.74
NT$382.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.75
NT$89.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.63
NT$118.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.03
NT$66.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.91
NT$29.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.30
NT$42.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.46
NT$47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.15
NT$37.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.07
NT$34.79
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.88
NT$126.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$35.38
NT$1,153.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,075,576.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$9.61
NT$313.17
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$23.53
NT$767.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$354.11
NT$11,545.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$268.52
NT$8,754.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$56.71
NT$1,848.77
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$460.31
NT$15,007.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,817.42
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.86
NT$60.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.74
NT$89.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$3.84
NT$125.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$38.91
NT$1,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$9.51
NT$310.11
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$66.92
NT$2,181.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$31.08
NT$1,013.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$79.12
NT$2,579.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$112.81
NT$3,677.78
|
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