Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 10.6% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 33.3% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 44.1% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 57.9% less in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Taiwan

The cost of clothing, transportation, and groceries in Taiwan are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Taiwan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

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Taiwan vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 2.6% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$4.28 NT$136.94	+114.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$4.99 NT$159.58	-54.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.95 NT$30.41	-48.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.65 NT$20.68	-23.8%
Average			-2.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.3% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.74 NT$55.75	+165.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$10.75 NT$343.72	+203.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$11.29 NT$360.84	+23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.49 NT$79.71	+37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$3.71 NT$118.68	-18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.94 NT$61.93	-39.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$1.13 NT$36.09	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.36 NT$43.50	+323.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.45 NT$46.48	-35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.07 NT$34.32	+18.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.96 NT$30.56	+29.4%
Average			+33.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.1% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$3.85 NT$123.03	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.67 NT$1,108.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+174.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$8.50 NT$271.68	+88.9%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 57.9% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$21.08 NT$673.70	-61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	-76.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	+36.7%
Average			-57.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$537.84 NT$17,189.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$17,498.18 NT$559K

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.82 NT$58.32	-18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.83 NT$90.51	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.03 NT$128.75	+34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$37.82 NT$1,208.82
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.97 NT$318.70
Average			-1.4%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	+509.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.64 NT$1,043.09
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	+292.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	+85.5%
Average			+254.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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