Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 9.3% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩10,997
|
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,215
|
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,174
|
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,107
|
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,249
|
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,612
|
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,603
|
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,163
|
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,407
|
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,748
|
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,416
|
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,936
|
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,405
|
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩61,986
|
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,197
|
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩684,756
|
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
|
pay 23.1% more for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩538,102
|
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩4,999
|
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,028
|
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,002
|
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩14,996
|
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩174,338
|
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
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