Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Liberia

Monrovia vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 35.0% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 88.2% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 23.4% more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 17.2% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 64.4% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 90.5% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Monrovia

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

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Monrovia vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.2% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$7.50 LRD1,282.58	+59.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$11.00 LRD1,881.12	+94.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.00 LRD342.02	+117.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$2.00 LRD342.02	+206.5%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

	Taipei	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.79 LRD306.32	-11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$3.86 LRD659.77	-60.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$8.01 LRD1,370.04	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.60 LRD615.64	+32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$5.38 LRD919.18	+20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.74 LRD126.96	-66.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$3.83 LRD655.54	+154.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$4.67 LRD798.05	+237.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$5.00 LRD855.05	+147.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$1.00 LRD171.01	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$4.83 LRD826.55	+364.4%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

	Taipei	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$4.69 LRD802.61	+19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$20.00 LRD3,420.21	-46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$20,000.00 LRD3M	-40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$16.91 LRD2,892.28	+89.1%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 64.4% less for housing

	Taipei	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$180.00 LRD30,781.89	+557.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$250.00 LRD42,752.62	-75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$95.00 LRD16,246.00	-80.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$115.47 LRD19,746.68	+74.2%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 90.5% less for childcare

	Taipei	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$100.00 LRD17,101.05	-84.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-94.0%
Average			-90.5%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$4.00 LRD684.04	+41.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.00 LRD513.03	-12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.00 LRD855.05	+27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$62.50 LRD10,688.16	+51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$5.00 LRD855.05	-48.6%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Taipei	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$25.00 LRD4,275.26	-60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$32.50 LRD5,557.84	-18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$55.00 LRD9,405.58	-35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$92.50 LRD15,818.47	-12.0%
Average			-34.6%

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