Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 31.3% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.91
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.33
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.12
|
$1.50
$289.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.16
|
$2.67
$515.47
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.61
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$245.26
|
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.63
|
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.71
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.28
|
$4.48
$865.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.08
|
$0.91
$175.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.73
|
$1.25
$242.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.42
|
$1.81
$350.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.64
|
$2.36
$456.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.63
|
$1.04
$201.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.79
|
$1.82
$351.33
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.47
|
$3.94
$760.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,153.39
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,075,576.59
|
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$313.17
|
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$767.14
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,545.00
|
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,754.61
|
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,848.77
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$15,007.44
|
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,817.42
|
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.48
|
$2.50
$483.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.28
|
$3.67
$708.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.22
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,268.45
|
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$310.11
|
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,181.71
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,013.43
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,579.66
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,677.78
|
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
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