Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 21.9% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 48.5% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Taiwan
Housing: pay 52.3% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 37.4% less in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in Taiwan

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

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Taiwan vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

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pay 35.5% less for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$4.28 NT$136.94	-14.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$4.99 NT$159.58	-37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$0.95 NT$30.41	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$0.65 NT$20.68	-77.2%
Average			-35.5%

Timor-Leste vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.5% more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$1.74 NT$55.75	-29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$10.75 NT$343.72	+975.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$11.29 NT$360.84	+28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$2.49 NT$79.71	-7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$3.71 NT$118.68	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.94 NT$61.93	+28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$1.13 NT$36.09	+35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.36 NT$43.50	+20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.45 NT$46.48	+37.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$1.07 NT$34.32	+94.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.96 NT$30.56	+80.7%
Average			+48.5%

Timor-Leste vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$3.85 NT$123.03	-27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	+15.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+83.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$8.50 NT$271.68	-74.0%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 52.3% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$21.08 NT$673.70
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	-61.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	-45.3%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 37.4% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$17,498.18 NT$559K	+9.4%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$1.82 NT$58.32	-27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$2.83 NT$90.51	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$4.03 NT$128.75	+34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$9.97 NT$318.70	+66.2%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	+1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	+54.6%
Average			+13.8%

Timor-Leste vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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