Cost of living comparison
compared to
Louisiana vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary
Louisiana is 75.2% more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Louisiana
- Groceries
-
pay 12.9% more in Louisiana
- Transportation
-
pay 12.7% more in Louisiana
- Housing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Louisiana
- Childcare
-
pay 67.4% more in Louisiana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 71.1% more in Louisiana
- Clothing
-
pay 1.1% less in Louisiana
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Louisiana are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Louisiana.
Louisiana vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
NT$151.22
|
$17.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
NT$161.99
|
$9.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$30.70
|
$2.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NT$21.02
|
$1.78
|
|
Taiwan vs. Louisiana - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.9% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
NT$55.47
|
$3.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.29
NT$291.60
|
$5.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.90
NT$373.42
|
$4.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NT$82.06
|
$3.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
NT$111.70
|
$4.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$63.63
|
$2.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NT$31.34
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$39.17
|
$1.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
NT$48.61
|
$2.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NT$37.82
|
$1.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
NT$32.24
|
$1.15
|
|
Taiwan vs. Louisiana - Cost of groceries
pay 12.7% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
NT$118.78
|
$2.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.06
NT$1,069.33
|
$40.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,728.87
NT$1,121,597.24
|
$36,200.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.18
NT$288.18
|
$14.34
|
|
Taiwan vs. Louisiana - Cost of transportation
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.10
NT$662.43
|
$66.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.29
NT$13,476.23
|
$1,187.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.73
NT$9,283.44
|
$1,038.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.85
NT$1,721.85
|
$135.82
|
|
Taiwan vs. Louisiana - Cost of housing
pay 67.4% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.45
NT$16,306.62
|
$1,395.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,665.76
NT$523,169.72
|
$11,044.44
|
|
Taiwan vs. Louisiana - Cost of childcare
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
NT$61.79
|
$5.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
NT$94.24
|
$5.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
NT$142.65
|
$8.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.49
NT$1,176.73
|
$43.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.04
NT$315.31
|
$12.22
|
|
Taiwan vs. Louisiana - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.08
NT$2,043.13
|
$45.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.24
NT$980.69
|
$41.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.60
NT$2,498.69
|
$75.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.29
NT$3,022.88
|
$95.92
|
|
Taiwan vs. Louisiana - Cost of clothing
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