Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Lesotho

Maseru vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 63.2% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 60.3% more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 47.1% less in Maseru
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Maseru
Housing: pay 88.0% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 92.5% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in Maseru
Clothing: pay 15.4% more in Maseru

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

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Maseru vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.3% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$9.01 LSL149.13	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$8.41 LSL139.19	+48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.07 LSL17.65	+16.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.84 LSL13.92	+28.9%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 47.1% less for groceries

	Taipei	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$0.83 LSL13.67	-59.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$3.30 LSL54.67	-66.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.38 LSL72.44	-62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$1.54 LSL25.45	-43.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.79 LSL46.21	-37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.85 LSL14.09	-61.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.02 LSL16.80	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.23 LSL20.29	-11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.09 LSL18.04	-46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.71 LSL11.72	-43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.73 LSL12.06	-30.0%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Taipei	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$4.98 LSL82.35	+26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$30.04 LSL497.10	-20.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$21,030.86 LSL348K	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$6.01 LSL99.42	-32.8%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 88.0% less for housing

	Taipei	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$38.30 LSL633.73	+39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$93.14 LSL1,541.01	-90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$55.58 LSL919.64	-88.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	??
Average			-88.0%

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pay 92.5% less for childcare

	Taipei	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$52.06 LSL861.40	-92.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$1,181.73 LSL19,552.63	-92.9%
Average			-92.5%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$1.80 LSL29.83	-36.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$2.00 LSL33.14	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.11 LSL84.51	+30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$23.03 LSL381.11	-44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	??
Average			-34.4%

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pay 15.4% more for clothing

	Taipei	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$46.07 LSL762.22	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$55.58 LSL919.64	+39.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$104.15 LSL1,723.28	+22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$150.22 LSL2,485.50	+43.0%
Average			+15.4%

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