Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 29.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Laos, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,742
|
$3.79
NT$123.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK95,472
|
$4.76
NT$154.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,674
|
$0.98
NT$31.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,016
|
$0.64
NT$20.76
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
Laos
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,838
|
$1.83
NT$59.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$7.72
NT$250.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$11.17
NT$362.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK45,112
|
$2.76
NT$89.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK45,211
|
$3.31
NT$107.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$1.77
NT$57.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,173
|
$0.80
NT$25.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,940
|
$1.12
NT$36.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,122
|
$1.43
NT$46.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,271
|
$1.12
NT$36.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,880
|
$0.98
NT$31.93
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Laos
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,924
|
$3.61
NT$117.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$37.97
NT$1,233.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,040,669.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK303,852
|
$9.01
NT$292.58
|
|
pay 9.3% less for housing
Laos
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK219,356
|
$20.06
NT$651.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,633,636
|
$385.85
NT$12,532.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,569,678
|
$271.82
NT$8,828.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$62.08
NT$2,016.38
|
|
pay 38.2% more for childcare
Laos
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$421.29
NT$13,683.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$14,282.51
NT$463,888.62
|
|
pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,660
|
$1.69
NT$54.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,105
|
$2.68
NT$87.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,119
|
$3.70
NT$120.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$34.15
NT$1,109.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$9.15
NT$297.21
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
Laos
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$68.20
NT$2,215.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$28.88
NT$937.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$77.64
NT$2,521.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$96.18
NT$3,123.92
|
|
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