Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 51.1% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 40.2% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 77.7% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 91.9% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 28.9% more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lesotho instead of Taiwan, you would:

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pay 74.2% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$9.01 LSL149.13	+110.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$8.41 LSL139.19	+68.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$1.07 LSL17.65	+12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$0.84 LSL13.92	+30.0%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 40.2% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$0.83 LSL13.67	-52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$3.30 LSL54.67	-69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$4.38 LSL72.44	-61.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$1.54 LSL25.45	-38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$2.79 LSL46.21	-24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$0.85 LSL14.09	-56.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$1.02 LSL16.80	-10.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$1.23 LSL20.29	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$1.09 LSL18.04	-25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.71 LSL11.72	-34.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.73 LSL12.06	-23.8%
Average			-40.2%

Taiwan vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$4.98 LSL82.35	+29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$30.04 LSL497.10	-13.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$21,030.86 LSL348K	-36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$6.01 LSL99.42	-29.3%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 77.7% less for housing

	Taiwan	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$38.30 LSL633.73	+81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$93.14 LSL1,541.01	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$55.58 LSL919.64	-80.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	??
Average			-77.7%

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pay 91.9% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$52.06 LSL861.40	-90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$1,181.73 LSL19,552.63	-93.2%
Average			-91.9%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$1.80 LSL29.83	-1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$2.00 LSL33.14	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$5.11 LSL84.51	+26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$23.03 LSL381.11	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	??
Average			-20.5%

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pay 28.9% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$46.07 LSL762.22	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$55.58 LSL919.64	+70.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$104.15 LSL1,723.28	+32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$150.22 LSL2,485.50	+62.0%
Average			+28.9%

Taiwan vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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