Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 24.5% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 35.1% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.74
|
$6.16
₩8,841
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.09
|
$5.24
₩7,520
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.82
|
$1.47
₩2,113
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.84
|
$0.79
₩1,137
|
|
pay 44.8% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.27
|
$3.08
₩4,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$231.24
|
$5.40
₩7,758
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$368.33
|
$7.46
₩10,706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.35
|
$2.76
₩3,958
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.35
|
$3.32
₩4,767
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.60
|
$3.17
₩4,547
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.97
|
$1.49
₩2,137
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.64
|
$2.53
₩3,634
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.19
|
$2.41
₩3,466
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.28
|
$1.82
₩2,620
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.11
|
$1.21
₩1,737
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.71
|
$4.39
₩6,305
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,231.29
|
$45.32
₩65,049
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,090,007.74
|
$27,023.07
₩38,790,260
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.88
|
$8.17
₩11,730
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$610.01
|
$17.65
₩25,342
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,579.18
|
$426.93
₩612,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,776.93
|
$328.41
₩471,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,755.77
|
$111.42
₩159,941
|
|
pay 18.7% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,349.81
|
$373.40
₩535,998
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$470,514.54
|
$22,907.58
₩32,882,679
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.20
|
$3.09
₩4,441
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.22
|
$3.39
₩4,865
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.96
|
$3.21
₩4,613
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,122.35
|
$45.71
₩65,616
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.92
|
$10.10
₩14,496
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,078.37
|
$60.70
₩87,138
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$914.00
|
$44.52
₩63,910
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,475.20
|
$72.99
₩104,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,982.67
|
$93.73
₩134,545
|
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