Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 52.7% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 86.0% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Timor-Leste
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.23
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.40
|
$7.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.48
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.61
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Taiwan
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Timor-Leste
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.96
|
$1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$249.03
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$360.35
|
$7.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.99
|
$2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.86
|
$3.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.22
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.72
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.98
|
$1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.07
|
$1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.05
|
$0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.70
|
$0.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Taiwan
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Timor-Leste
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.47
|
$4.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,224.47
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,033,204.31
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$290.48
|
$28.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Timor-Leste
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$647.00
|
$76.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,442.22
|
$980.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,765.16
|
$875.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,001.92
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 23.1% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Timor-Leste
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,585.21
|
$333.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$460,560.80
|
$10,666.67
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Timor-Leste
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.42
|
$2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.49
|
$3.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.23
|
$2.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,101.18
|
$56.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$295.07
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Timor-Leste
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,199.32
|
$61.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$931.26
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,503.65
|
$73.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,101.51
|
$61.67
|
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