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
₩11,015
|
$6.18
NT$199.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,512
|
$5.01
NT$161.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,218
|
$1.00
NT$32.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,176
|
$0.68
NT$21.91
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,328
|
$1.86
NT$59.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,122
|
$8.37
NT$270.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,267
|
$10.77
NT$347.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,276
|
$2.72
NT$87.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,622
|
$4.37
NT$140.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,611
|
$2.06
NT$66.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,166
|
$1.01
NT$32.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,413
|
$1.25
NT$40.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,754
|
$1.56
NT$50.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,420
|
$1.30
NT$41.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,939
|
$1.11
NT$35.80
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,415
|
$3.68
NT$118.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩62,087
|
$37.10
NT$1,196.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,783,651
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,120,707.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,216
|
$8.81
NT$284.17
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,143
|
$24.04
NT$775.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,234,861
|
$630.95
NT$20,348.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩685,872
|
$465.35
NT$15,007.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩186,454
|
$63.62
NT$2,051.76
|
|
pay 23.1% more for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩538,979
|
$610.09
NT$19,675.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,058,674
|
$18,275.33
NT$589,379.50
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩5,007
|
$2.63
NT$84.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,036
|
$3.05
NT$98.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,506
|
$3.71
NT$119.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,124
|
$38.32
NT$1,235.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩15,021
|
$9.89
NT$319.06
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩82,672
|
$56.02
NT$1,806.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,218
|
$31.15
NT$1,004.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,214
|
$85.26
NT$2,749.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩174,622
|
$103.43
NT$3,335.65
|
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