Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 37.6% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Taipei
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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