Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 2.7 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 89.1% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 16.7% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 8.3 times more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 13.4 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.4% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 13.4% less in Taipei

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Taipei are more expensive than in Maseru. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 37.6% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL149.13	$4.71 NT$150.49	-47.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL139.19	$5.65 NT$180.59	-32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.65	$0.92 NT$29.35	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.92	$0.65 NT$20.86	-22.4%
Average			-37.6%

Maseru vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.1% more for groceries

	Maseru	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.67	$2.02 NT$64.65	+144.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.67	$9.85 NT$314.68	+198.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.44	$11.54 NT$368.90	+163.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.45	$2.72 NT$87.00	+77.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL46.21	$4.45 NT$142.21	+59.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.09	$2.23 NT$71.26	+161.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.80	$1.51 NT$48.15	+48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.29	$1.38 NT$44.23	+12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL18.04	$2.02 NT$64.54	+85.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.72	$1.25 NT$39.84	+75.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.06	$1.04 NT$33.27	+42.8%
Average			+89.1%

Maseru vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

	Maseru	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL82.35	$3.94 NT$126.01	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL497.10	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+25.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL348K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL99.42	$8.95 NT$285.93	+48.9%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 8.3 times more for housing

	Maseru	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL633.73	$27.40 NT$875.71	-28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,541.01	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+986.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL919.64	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+768.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$66.27 NT$2,118.10
Average			+733.5%

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pay 13.4 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL861.40	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+1172.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,552.63	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+1311.1%
Average			+1240.2%

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pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.83	$2.83 NT$90.29	+56.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL33.14	$3.42 NT$109.45	+71.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.51	$3.92 NT$125.41	-23.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL381.11	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	+78.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.73 NT$311.01
Average			+52.4%

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

	Maseru	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL762.22	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL919.64	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,723.28	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,485.50	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	-30.0%
Average			-13.4%

Maseru vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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